Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-291) and indexes.
What is the aggadah problem? -- The surface characteristics -- The substantive concerns -- The "logic" -- Does extending the sample alter the findings? -- Is aggadic discourse self-limiting? -- Positively, what is aggadah? -- Reconstruing the aggadah problem -- Can we theologize as the rabbis did?
What is the aggadah problem? -- The surface characteristics -- The substantive concerns -- The "logic" -- Does extending the sample alter the findings? -- Is aggadic discourse self-limiting? -- Positively, what is aggadah? -- Reconstruing the aggadah problem -- Can we theologize as the rabbis did? -- On concluding