The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet Ben ʿeli the Karaite on the Books of Amos, Haggai, and Malachi

Karaite Texts and Studies, Volume 13
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-46214-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 89, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 485 g

Reihe: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval / Karaite Texts and Studies

A critical scholarly edition of the Karaite Yefet ben 'Eli ha-Levi's (10th-century) Judaeo-Arabic translation of and commentary on the prophetic books Amos, Haggai, and Malachi, including a comparison of 19 manuscripts and an extensive introduction. The introduction discusses Yefet's exegesis of the three books, his approaches to the biblical narratives, his polemic with the Rabbanites, and the exegetical principles he uses in his translation of the verses. Yefet ben 'Eli was one of the most important biblical commentators of the early Middle Ages. He translated all the books of the Bible into Judaeo-Arabic and composed a long commentary on them. His commentaries on the books of Amos, Haggai, and Malachi reflect his method of biblical exegesis and present unique interpretive ideas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nadler-Akirav, Meirav

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Mittelalterliche & Scholastische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Transliteration Tables

Part 1 Introduction

1 Yefet’s Exegesis of Amos, Haggai, and Malachi

1 The Literal Approach

2 Historical Interpretation

3 Reconstructing Society at the Time of the Prophets

4 The Non-literal Approach

5 Malachi as a Polemical Book

2 Translation Techniques and Exegetical Principles

1 Alternate Translations

2 The Principle of Moshekh ?A?mo u-Moshekh A?erim

3 The Principle of Qarina

3 The Manuscripts

1 Description of the Manuscripts

2 Editorial Method

3 Signs and Sigla Employed in the Edited Text

Bibliography

Part 2 Text

The Commentary of Yefet ben ?Eli on the Book of Amos

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The Commentary of Yefet ben ?Eli on the Book of Haggai

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The Commentary of Yefet ben ?Eli on the Book of Malachi

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Index of Manuscripts

Index of Scriptural References: Hebrew Bible

Midrashic References

Medieval Authors

Modern Authors and Editors

General Index

Über Autor(innen)

Meirav Nadler-Akirav, Ph.D. (2010), Bar-Ilan University, is a lecturer on Judaeo-Arabic studies in the Arabic Department. She has published extensively on Yefet’s biblical exegesis, especially on the prophetic books.