Czego o czytaniu literatury uczy nas rabin Rzymu?

Abstract

The text interpretation method derived from reading the Torah is doubtless a significant contribution of the Jewish tradition to culture, including Polish. Rooted in the Jewish identity, the method of dispute with God, oneself, or another Jew gave rise to a Talmudic, and consequently Midrash narration, with which interpretative discourse became also a tool of communicating faith. When the Midrash method is transferred to literary communication, we begin to see how powerful a word forged in text may be. Analysing The Nazarene by Eugene Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome, who used traditional Talmudic methods for the exegesis of the Gospels and certain Christian writings, this article presents the key features of Midrash reading as a text interpretation method.