The Western Karaim Torah: a critical edition of a manuscript from 1720
v. 1. The Western Karaim Torah volume 1 -- v. 2. The Western Karaim Torah volume 2
| Subtitles: | Bible |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English Altaic |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Boston
Brill
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | The Languages of Asia Series
24/1 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Karaim language Texts
B Karaim language B Bible B Texts B Linguistics / LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Generals B Bible. Pentateuch Versions |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | v. 1. The Western Karaim Torah volume 1 -- v. 2. The Western Karaim Torah volume 2 "This volume offers the critical edition and an English translation of the oldest translation of the Pentateuch into Western Karaim copied in 1720 by Simcha ben Chananel (died 1723). The manuscript was compared against several other Karaim translations of the Torah as well as with the standard text of the Hebrew Bible. The author provides a description of the manuscript's language and an outline of the history of Western Karaim translations of the Torah to better understand the its philological and historical background"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 9004447377 |