Search Scripture Well : Karaite Exegetes and the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East /
Frank, Allen J.,
Search Scripture Well : Karaite Exegetes and the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East / Karaite Exegetes and the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East Allen J. Frank. - 1 online resource. - Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; 29 Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 . - Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; 29. Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Jewish Bible commentary was created in the Islamic East during the tenth century by scholars seeking a rational, systematic approach to Scripture. Among its earliest champions were the Karaites, scripturalists who denied rabbinic authority. Seeking to restore Judaism to its biblical roots, they wrote numerous commentaries in Judeo-Arabic. Through the investigation of key topics, this book traces the contours of early Karaite biblical exegesis. Subjects covered include: halakhic indeterminacy; dream interpretation; the Song of Songs as salvation history; Psalms exegesis as liturgical commentary; and inter-religious polemics. The exegetes discussed include Ya'qub al-Qirqisani, Salmon b. Yeruhim, Sahl b. Masliah, and above all, Japheth b. Eli. Extensive selections from unpublished manuscripts are presented in English translation and the original Judeo-Arabic.
9789047405566 9789004139022
10.1163/9789047405566 DOI
Japheth ben Ali, ha-Levi, active 10th century.
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish--History--To 1500.
Karaite manuscripts.
Karaites--Iraq.
Karaites--Palestine.
BS1186 / .F65 2004
221.6/09
Search Scripture Well : Karaite Exegetes and the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East / Karaite Exegetes and the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East Allen J. Frank. - 1 online resource. - Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; 29 Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 . - Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; 29. Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Jewish Bible commentary was created in the Islamic East during the tenth century by scholars seeking a rational, systematic approach to Scripture. Among its earliest champions were the Karaites, scripturalists who denied rabbinic authority. Seeking to restore Judaism to its biblical roots, they wrote numerous commentaries in Judeo-Arabic. Through the investigation of key topics, this book traces the contours of early Karaite biblical exegesis. Subjects covered include: halakhic indeterminacy; dream interpretation; the Song of Songs as salvation history; Psalms exegesis as liturgical commentary; and inter-religious polemics. The exegetes discussed include Ya'qub al-Qirqisani, Salmon b. Yeruhim, Sahl b. Masliah, and above all, Japheth b. Eli. Extensive selections from unpublished manuscripts are presented in English translation and the original Judeo-Arabic.
9789047405566 9789004139022
10.1163/9789047405566 DOI
Japheth ben Ali, ha-Levi, active 10th century.
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish--History--To 1500.
Karaite manuscripts.
Karaites--Iraq.
Karaites--Palestine.
BS1186 / .F65 2004
221.6/09