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The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben ʻEli the Karaite on the Abraham narratives (Genesis 11:10-25:18)
Uniform Title
Bible. O.T. Genesis XI, 10-XXV,18. Judeo-Arabic. Japheth ben Ali.
Title
The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben ʻEli the Karaite on the Abraham narratives (Genesis 11:10-25:18) / edition and by introduction by Marzena Zawanowska.
ISBN
9789004191310 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004191313 (hardback : alk. paper)
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Physical Description
xvi, 283, 279*, xiii* p. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Biblical text and commentary in Judeo-Arabic; introd. and critical apparatus in English.
Format
Books
Language
English; Judeo-Arabic
Added to Catalog
June 25, 2012
Series
Études sur le Judaïsme médiéval, t. 46
Karaite texts and studies ; vol. 4
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Yefet and his times
Who wrote the Torah? Yefet's view on the authorship of the Pentateuch
In quest of truth: Yefet's hermeneutic concepts
Between the holy text and Its unholy context: polemical overtones in Yefet's commentary on Genesis
Scripture as the supreme composition: literary aspects of Yefet's exegesis of Genesis
The limits of literalism: Yefet's approach to Bible translation
Description of manuscripts employed for the present edition
Editing of the manuscripts
Signs and abbreviations employed in the critical edition
Edition.
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