The Bible and Jews in Medieval Spain - Norman Roth

The Bible and Jews in Medieval Spain

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Buch | Softcover
468 Seiten
2023
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-70820-7 (ISBN)
47,35 inkl. MwSt
The Bible and Jews in Medieval Spain examines the grammatical, exegetical, philosophical and mystical interpretations of the Bible that took place in Spain during the medieval period. It will appeal to scholars and students of medieval Spain, as well as those interested in the history of religion and cultural history.
The Bible and Jews in Medieval Spain examines the grammatical, exegetical, philosophical and mystical interpretations of the Bible that took place in Spain during the medieval period.

The Bible was the foundation of Jewish culture in medieval Spain. Following the scientific analysis of Hebrew grammar which emerged in al-Andalus in the ninth and tenth centuries, biblical exegesis broke free of homiletic interpretation and explored the text on grammatical and contextual terms. While some of the earliest commentary was in Arabic, scholars began using Hebrew more regularly during this period. The first complete biblical commentaries in Hebrew were written by Abraham Ibn ‘Ezra, and this set the standard for the generations that followed.

This book analyses the approach and unique contributions of these commentaries, moving on to those of later Christian Spain, including the Qimhi family, Nahmanides and his followers and the esoteric-mystical tradition. Major topics in the commentaries are compared and contrasted. Thus, a unified picture of the whole fabric of Hebrew commentary in medieval Spain emerges. In addition, the book describes the many Spanish Jewish biblical manuscripts that have remained and details the history of printed editions and Spanish translations (for Jews and Christians) by medieval Spanish Jews.

This book will appeal to scholars and students of medieval Spain, as well as those interested in the history of religion and cultural history.

Norman Roth is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of several books and numerous articles, and the editor of Medieval Jewish Civilization (2003; 2nd ed., 2016). In 2007 he was awarded the Judaica Bibliography Award of the Association of Jewish Libraries for Dictionary of Iberian Jewish and Converso Authors.

1 The Bible and its interpretation: in Muslim Spain 1

2 Abraham Ibn ‘Ezra 72

3 Ibn ‘Ezra, Part 2 128

4 Christian Spain, Part 1: Provence, Catalonia, Aragón (to fourteenth century) 157

5 Christian Spain, Part 2: Aragón-Catalonia fourteenth century 273

6 Bible texts in Spain: manuscripts, editions and translations 309

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Studies in Medieval History and Culture
Zusatzinfo 1 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 740 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Archäologie
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Mittelalter
Religion / Theologie Christentum Kirchengeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Judentum
ISBN-10 0-367-70820-5 / 0367708205
ISBN-13 978-0-367-70820-7 / 9780367708207
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