The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Books of Amos, Haggai, and Malachi

Meirav Nadler-Akirav, Ph.D. (2010), Bar-Ilan University, is a lecturer on Judaeo-Arabic studies in the Arabic Department. She has published extensively on Yefet’s biblical exegesis, especially on the prophetic books.

Acknowledgements

Transliteration Tables

Part 1 Introduction



1 Yefet’s Exegesis of Amos, Haggai, and Malachi

 1 The Literal Approach

 2 Historical Interpretation

 3 Reconstructing Society at the Time of the Prophets

 4 The Non-literal Approach

 5 Malachi as a Polemical Book



2 Translation Techniques and Exegetical Principles

 1 Alternate Translations

 2 The Principle of Mōshēkh ʿAṣmō ū-Mōshēkh Ăḥērīm

 3 The Principle of Qarīna



3 The Manuscripts

 1 Description of the Manuscripts

 2 Editorial Method

 3 Signs and Sigla Employed in the Edited Text



Bibliography

Part 2 Text



The Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli on the Book of Amos

 עמוס א

 עמוס ב

 עמוס ג

 עמוס ד

 עמוס ה

 עמוס ו

 עמוס ז

 עמוס ח

 עמוס ט



The Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli on the Book of Haggai

 חגי א

 חגי ב



The Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli on the Book of Malachi

 מלאכי א

 מלאכי ב

 מלאכי ג



Index of Manuscripts

Index of Scriptural References: Hebrew Bible

Midrashic References

Medieval Authors

Modern Authors and Editors

General Index