Michael Wechsler

The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet Ben 'Eli the Karaite on the Book of Esther

Edition, Translation, and Introduction (Karaite Texts and Studies, Volume 1)

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume consists of an edition, translated into English and with an extensive introduction, of the Arabic translation and commentary on the book of Esther by one of the preeminent litterateurs of the Karaite a oeGolden Agea (10tha "11th centuries), Yefet ben a ~Eli ha-Levi. Yefeta (TM)s text represents the first completely extant, devoted commentary on Esther and, consequently, provides fascinating insight into the history and development of exegetical thought on this book, both among the Karaites as well as the Rabbanites. Various facets of Yefeta (TM)s exegesis which we explore in our introduction include his rationalistic method, compilatory tendency, relationship to the doctrines of the Islamic Mua ~tazila, and his influence both by and upon other Jewish exegetes (Karaite and Rabbanite). We also assess Yefeta (TM)s Arabic translation technique and include a survey of all extant Karaite commentaries on Esther, both in Arabic as well as Hebrew.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2008
• Englisch, Jüdisch-Arabisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 165mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 885g
• ISBN-13: 9789004163881
• ISBN-10: 9004163883
• Artikelnr.: 25424717

Autorenporträt

Michael G. Wechsler, Ph.D. (2006) in Near Eastern Judaica, University of Chicago, is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. The editor of Evangelium Iohannis Aethiopicum (Peeters, 2005), he has also published articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as Karaite exegesis.