Letters and Livelihood: R. Baḥya ben Asher’s Commentary on the Recitation of the Manna Story
This article studies kabbalistic interpretation of a ritual of unknown origin: the daily recitation of the manna episode (Exod 16:1–36). This episode foregrounds a major theme in the writings of R. Baḥya ben Asher ibn Halawa (c.1255–1340) and many other medieval kabbalists: the cyclical nature of su...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2023
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The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Year: 2023, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-29 |
Further subjects: | B
Psalm 145
B Ashkenazi Hasidism B Letters B Manna B Jacob ben Sheshet B Baḥya ben Asher |
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Summary: | This article studies kabbalistic interpretation of a ritual of unknown origin: the daily recitation of the manna episode (Exod 16:1–36). This episode foregrounds a major theme in the writings of R. Baḥya ben Asher ibn Halawa (c.1255–1340) and many other medieval kabbalists: the cyclical nature of sustaining existence. Baḥya’s interpretation builds on two primary sources: R. Jacob ben Sheshet Gerondi’s commentary on Ps 145 in his kabbalistic polemic Meshiv Devarim Nekhoḥim, and a hermeneutic tradition derived from Hasidic-Ashkenazi biblical exegesis. The article also examines roughly analogous works that illuminate Baḥya’s hermeneutical outlook. |
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ISSN: | 1477-285X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1477285x-12341343 |