Rashi's Commentary on the Torah - Lawee, Eric
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The Commentary on the Torah of Rashi (Shlomo Yitzhaki; 1040-1105) stands out as the most important Jewish Bible commentary of all time. The Commentary has shaped perceptions of the meaning of Judaism's foundation document, the Torah, among leading scholars, lay readers, and initiates in Jewish learning for more than nine centuries. It remains the classic commentary on Judaism's classic text. Lawee's book explores how and why the Commentary has left so indelible an imprint on generations of Jews and the processes that turned it into the closest thing Judaism has to a canonical commentary on scripture.…mehr

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The Commentary on the Torah of Rashi (Shlomo Yitzhaki; 1040-1105) stands out as the most important Jewish Bible commentary of all time. The Commentary has shaped perceptions of the meaning of Judaism's foundation document, the Torah, among leading scholars, lay readers, and initiates in Jewish learning for more than nine centuries. It remains the classic commentary on Judaism's classic text. Lawee's book explores how and why the Commentary has left so indelible an imprint on generations of Jews and the processes that turned it into the closest thing Judaism has to a canonical commentary on scripture.
Autorenporträt
Eric Lawee is Professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University where he specializes in Jewish biblical interpretation in medieval and modern times. He holds the Weiser Chair for Research into Medieval Jewish Biblical Interpretation and directs Bar-Ilan's Institute for Jewish Bible Interpretation. He recently served as Shoshana Shier Distinguished Visiting Professor for Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto. His studies appear in leading journals of Jewish studies, religious studies, and medieval studies. His first book, Isaac Abarbanel's Stance Toward Tradition: Defense, Dissent, and Dialogue (2001), won a Canadian Jewish Book Award and was a finalist for a National Jewish Book Award.