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The Exegetical Imagination is a collection of interrelated essays that together offer new and profound understanding of scriptural interpretation and its central role in Judaism.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52325841305873,"sku":"CIN0674274628G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53439623004433,"sku":"CIN0674274628A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780674274624.jpg?v=1758036113"},{"product_id":"midrashic-imagination-book-michael-fishbane-9780791415221","title":"The Midrashic Imagination","description":"This innovative and original book examines the broad range of Jewish interpretation from antiquity through the medieval and renaissance periods. Its primary focus is on Midrash and midrashic creativity, including the entire range of nonlegal interpretations of the Bible. 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