Acknowledgments
Bibliographic Notes / Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Life and Contexts
2. Works and Traditions
3. "To the Help of the Lord Against the Mighty": 'Ateret zeqenim
4. Rabbinic Legacy: Background and Parameters
5. The Rabbinic Hermeneutic: Midrash in the Biblical Commentaries
6. In Search of Classical Jewish Eschatology: Yeshu'ot meshiho
7. Historical Thinking, Critical Reading, and the Study of Classical Jewish Texts
8. Abarbanel and Tradition: Six Trends
Notes
Bibliography
Index