Karaite exegesis in medieval Jerusalem
Subtitle: the Judeo-Arabic Pentateuch commentary of Yūsuf ibn Nūḥ and Abū al-Faraj Hārūn
By: Miriam Goldstein
Series: Texts and studies in medieval and early modern Judaism -- 26; Texts and studies in medieval and early modern Judaism -- 26.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9783161509728
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Commentaries; Karaite philosophy; Bible
Description: Miriam Goldstein examines the commentary on the Pentateuch authored in the late tenth century by Yusuf ibn Nuh, a leader of the Karaite scholarly community in Jerusalem, and revised and updated by his student Abu al-Faraj Harun. Goldstein examines the work´s historical background and reception, as well as its exegetical method, a combination of traditional Jewish techniques with methods inspired by the Arabic-Islamic environment. The resulting examination serves as a general introduction to the Karaite school of Judeo-Arabic exegesis (10th/11th c. C.E.), a crucial link between traditional rabbinic literature and the Jewish Bible exegesis of Europe. This book is intended for students of the Bible and biblical exegesis and of medieval Jewish and Middle Eastern history, as well as those simply curious to learn more about this vibrant period of creative composition in Judeo-Arabic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.