The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Job
"This volume consists of an edition of the Arabic translation and commentary on the book of Job by one of the preeminent litterateurs of the Karaite "Golden Age" (10th-11th centuries), Yefet ben 'Eli ha-Levi. Yefet's complete translation and commentary on Job, published for...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Etudes sur le judai͏̈sme médiéval (tome 81)
Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Etudes sur le judai͏̈sme médiéval
tome 81 Karaite texts and studies volume 12 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Job
/ Translation
/ Arabic language
/ Judeo-Arabic language
/ Karaites
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Karaites
B Bible. Occupation Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Summary: | "This volume consists of an edition of the Arabic translation and commentary on the book of Job by one of the preeminent litterateurs of the Karaite "Golden Age" (10th-11th centuries), Yefet ben 'Eli ha-Levi. Yefet's complete translation and commentary on Job, published for the first time, provides fascinating insight into the history and development of exegetical thought on this book, both among the Karaites as well as the Rabbanites. In preparing this edition, all extant twenty-five manuscripts have been consulted, most of them from the Firkovitch Collection. Their length varies from 1 to 340 folios and in total they contain ca. 2,850 folios"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004417192 |