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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827629003321

Autore

Robinson James T.

Titolo

The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben 'Eli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua / / by James T. Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-28354-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

É tudes sur le Judaísme médiéval, , 0169-815X ; ; Tome LXIV

Karaite Texts and Studies ; ; Volume 7

Altri autori (Persone)

Japheth ben Ali, ha-Levi,  <active 10th century.>

Disciplina

222/.2046

Soggetti

Karaites

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Yefet ben ʿEli on the Book of Joshua: Preliminary Observations -- Introduction to the Edition -- The Eleventh-Century Arabic-Character Fragments (British Library Or. 2547) -- Yefet Ben ʿEli’s Commentary on Joshua—Edition of the Judeo-Arabic Text -- Index of Biblical Verses.

Sommario/riassunto

Yefet ben ‘Eli (fl. 960-1005) was the most prolific and influential biblical exegete in the Karaite tradition. He was possibly the earliest Jew to write a commentary on the entire Hebrew Bible, and his writings were cited and borrowed from by Karaites and Rabbanites alike, from his own time to the early modern period. Despite his importance, however, only a small percentage of his works have been published. The present volume makes available for the first time his commentary on Joshua, which includes an Arabic translation of this difficult book with full Arabic commentary. The story of Rachab, the “second circumcision,” the covenant with the Gibonites, and the Sun standing still are among the things that captured Yefet’s interest, who surveyed different views on these crux passages before presenting his own, very original exposition.