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The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben 'Eli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua /

Yefet ben 'Eli (fl. 960-1005) was the most prolific and influential biblical exegete in the Karaite tradition. However, only a small percentage of his commentaries have been published. The present volume makes available for the first time his commentary Joshua.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Robinson, James T. (Autor), Japheth ben Ali, ha-Levi, active 10th century (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Arabic
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
Colección:Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 64.
Karaite texts and studies ; v. 7.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Yefet ben 'Eli on the Book of Joshua: preliminary observations
  • Yefet b. 'Eli and his commentary on Joshua
  • 1. The Translation of Hebrew place names
  • 2. The use of Islamic terminology in the translation
  • 3. Alternative translations
  • 4. Pious interpolations with names for God
  • 5. The working out of interpretations within the translation Itself
  • 6. The possible influence of Saadia
  • 7. Apologetic and polemical readings
  • Introduction to the edition
  • The manuscripts
  • The Hebraized tradition
  • The Arabized tradition
  • Short fragments
  • Format and method of editing
  • The apparatuses
  • Examples of variants in the First Apparatus
  • Examples of variants in the Second Apparatus
  • Sigla
  • Appendix. The eleventh-century Arabic-character fragments (British Library Or. 2547).