tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post788360742425937835..comments2023-05-27T04:26:16.242-07:00Comments on Dreaming Without Memory in Strangled Sleep: Midrash and Postmodernity: Art After the HolocaustMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924031206519469554noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post-87237733760429278892007-01-12T10:37:00.000-08:002007-01-12T10:37:00.000-08:00Hmmm . . . that's a really interesting thought, Ne...Hmmm . . . that's a really interesting thought, Nedric. But if the Hebrew Bible is dangerous, I would argue that responding to its gaps (and revealing what is, really, ALREADY contained in it) is what makes it less so. I don't actually think we want to create gaps between us and it . . . the point of midrash (or midrashic thinking) is to close those gaps as much as possible -- never really Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924031206519469554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post-15731660469700005222007-01-09T19:11:00.000-08:002007-01-09T19:11:00.000-08:00Casey,
Yeah, the Messianic Gap is a really cool i...Casey,<br /><br />Yeah, the Messianic Gap is a really cool idea. I'd be happy to share . . . <br /><br /><br />Nedric,<br /><br />Glad you also appreciate the intellectual appeal of midrash and midrashic thinking. Regarding your first question, yes, indeed, as a critic I am performing midrash -- or, to be more appropriate, and less offensive I suppose, it might be best to say that I am thinking Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924031206519469554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post-66974562341530657142007-01-06T14:26:00.000-08:002007-01-06T14:26:00.000-08:00Awesome, Monica... Next time you see me, tell me ...Awesome, Monica... Next time you see me, tell me more about the Messianic Gap.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820693522030084335noreply@blogger.com