Phillips, Elaine A2023-05-222018-11-161991-03-252018-11-16https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/27664This study examines the broad rhetorical, attributional and thematic features of Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael (MRI) to evaluate the extent to which it is a coherent text and to suggest possible purposes underlying its composition.Cultural HistoryHistory of ReligionIntellectual HistoryJewish StudiesLanguage Interpretation and TranslationTranslation StudiesDissertation/Thesis