Abstract:
Following the work of Grossman (1991) in the teaching of English
literature and Holtz (2003) in the teaching of Bible, this article
develops a menu of orientations for the teaching of rabbinic literature.
First, the author explores and clarifies the idea of orientations.
Then, each of ten orientations to the teaching of rabbinic literature
is described and discussed: the Torah Orientation; the Contextual
Orientation; the Jurisprudential Orientation; the Halakhic Orientation;
the Literary Orientation; the Cultural Studies Orientation;
the Historical Orientation; the Bekiut Orientation; the Interpretive
Orientation; and the Skills Orientation. Finally, the conclusion
identifies some purposes for developing this menu.
