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The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben Eli the Karaite on the Abraham narratives (Genesis 11:10-25:18) : edition and introduction / by Marzena Zawanowska.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; v. 46. | Karaite texts and studies ; v. 4.Publication details: Leiden : BRILL, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (594 pages)Content type:
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  • 9789004226388
  • 9004226389
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben Eli the Karaite on the Abraham Narratives (Genesis 11:10-25:18).DDC classification:
  • 222/.1106092 23
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  • BS1234.J83 J37 2012
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Acknowledgments; Transliteration Tables; PART I: INTRODUCTION; Chapter One. Yefet and His Times; 1. Biography and Works; 2. Yefet's Commentary on Genesis; 2.1. Dating and General Description; 2.2. Language and Style; 2.3. Structure and Composition; 3. Earlier and Contemporary Karaite Commentaries on Genesis; 3.1. Benjamin al-Nahawandi; 3.2. Daniel al-Qumisi; 3.3. Ya'qub al-Qirqisani; 3.4. Salmon ben Yeroham; 3.5. Sahl ben Masliah; 3.6. Yusuf b. Nuh; 3.7. David ben Bo'az; 3.8. David ben Abraham al-Fasi; 4. Later Karaite Commentaries on Genesis; 4.1. Judaeo-Arabic Commentaries.
4.2. Hebrew CommentariesChapter Two. Who Wrote the Torah? Yefet's View on the Authorship of the Pentateuch; 1. Formal Statements; 2. One Book, Various Authors; 2.1. God as the Divine Author of the Torah; 2.2. Moses as the Earthly Author of the Torah; 2.3. Joshua and Other Co-Authors of the Torah; 2.4. The Anonymous Mudawwin as the Final Author of the Torah; 3. The Term Mudawwin as Camouflage; 4. The Karaite Innovation of the Biblical Mudawwin; 4.1. Internal Jewish Debate; 4.2. The Karaite Approach to the Bible; 4.3. Polemical Response; 4.4. The Impact of Arabic Culture; 5. Conclusion.
Chapter Three. In Quest of Truth: Yefet's Hermeneutic Concepts1. Rational Inquiry as a Divine Commandment; 2. Bible Study as a Religious Duty; 3. The Pedagogical Purpose of Cumulative Exegesis; 4. A Selective and Critical Approach to Sources; 5. Epistemological Principles of Biblical Exegesis; 6. The Literal-Contextual Approach to Scripture; 7. Hermeneutical Tenets Underlying Yefet's Exegetical Approach; 8. The Ideal of Comprehensive, yet Focused Bible Commentary; 9. Following the Holy Text; 10. Pragmatic Aspect of Bible Exegesis; 11. Beneficial Purposes of Biblical Narratives.
12. The Restricted Interdisciplinarity of Biblical Exegesis13. The Limits of Human Knowledge; 14. Conclusion; Chapter Four. Between the Holy Text and Its Unholy Context: Polemical Overtones in Yefet's Commentary on Genesis; 1. Christianity; 2. Rabbinic Judaism and Jewish Sects; 2.1. The Rabbis; 2.2. Saadia Gaon; 2.3. The Brahmins; 3. Karaism and Karaite Sects; 3.1. Benjamin al-Nahawandi; 3.2. 'Anan ben David; 3.3. Abu 'Imran al-Tiflisi; 3.4. The Tustarians; 3.5. Abu Ya'qub Yusuf ibn Bakhtawi; 4. Islam; 5. Conclusion.
Chapter Five. Scripture as the Supreme Composition: Literary Aspects of Yefet's Exegesis of Genesis1. The Biblical Narrative: The Story and Its Composition; 1.1. The Multi-layered Structure of Biblical Narratives; 1.2. Structural Elements of the Biblical Text; 1.3. The Cohesive Organization of the Scriptural Text; 1.4. The Principle of Thematic Arrangement; 1.5. The Principle of Complementary Distribution; 2. The Art of Narration: Biblical Style and Its Fundamental Tenets; 2.1. Gradual Disclosure of Information; 2.2. Non-Chronological Arrangement; 2.3. Purposeful Elisions.
Summary: This volume consists of a critical edition of the Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben Eli the Karaite on the entire Abraham narrative. The edition is preceded by an extensive introduction in which the author discusses various facets of Yefet's exegesis.
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Acknowledgments; Transliteration Tables; PART I: INTRODUCTION; Chapter One. Yefet and His Times; 1. Biography and Works; 2. Yefet's Commentary on Genesis; 2.1. Dating and General Description; 2.2. Language and Style; 2.3. Structure and Composition; 3. Earlier and Contemporary Karaite Commentaries on Genesis; 3.1. Benjamin al-Nahawandi; 3.2. Daniel al-Qumisi; 3.3. Ya'qub al-Qirqisani; 3.4. Salmon ben Yeroham; 3.5. Sahl ben Masliah; 3.6. Yusuf b. Nuh; 3.7. David ben Bo'az; 3.8. David ben Abraham al-Fasi; 4. Later Karaite Commentaries on Genesis; 4.1. Judaeo-Arabic Commentaries.

4.2. Hebrew CommentariesChapter Two. Who Wrote the Torah? Yefet's View on the Authorship of the Pentateuch; 1. Formal Statements; 2. One Book, Various Authors; 2.1. God as the Divine Author of the Torah; 2.2. Moses as the Earthly Author of the Torah; 2.3. Joshua and Other Co-Authors of the Torah; 2.4. The Anonymous Mudawwin as the Final Author of the Torah; 3. The Term Mudawwin as Camouflage; 4. The Karaite Innovation of the Biblical Mudawwin; 4.1. Internal Jewish Debate; 4.2. The Karaite Approach to the Bible; 4.3. Polemical Response; 4.4. The Impact of Arabic Culture; 5. Conclusion.

Chapter Three. In Quest of Truth: Yefet's Hermeneutic Concepts1. Rational Inquiry as a Divine Commandment; 2. Bible Study as a Religious Duty; 3. The Pedagogical Purpose of Cumulative Exegesis; 4. A Selective and Critical Approach to Sources; 5. Epistemological Principles of Biblical Exegesis; 6. The Literal-Contextual Approach to Scripture; 7. Hermeneutical Tenets Underlying Yefet's Exegetical Approach; 8. The Ideal of Comprehensive, yet Focused Bible Commentary; 9. Following the Holy Text; 10. Pragmatic Aspect of Bible Exegesis; 11. Beneficial Purposes of Biblical Narratives.

12. The Restricted Interdisciplinarity of Biblical Exegesis13. The Limits of Human Knowledge; 14. Conclusion; Chapter Four. Between the Holy Text and Its Unholy Context: Polemical Overtones in Yefet's Commentary on Genesis; 1. Christianity; 2. Rabbinic Judaism and Jewish Sects; 2.1. The Rabbis; 2.2. Saadia Gaon; 2.3. The Brahmins; 3. Karaism and Karaite Sects; 3.1. Benjamin al-Nahawandi; 3.2. 'Anan ben David; 3.3. Abu 'Imran al-Tiflisi; 3.4. The Tustarians; 3.5. Abu Ya'qub Yusuf ibn Bakhtawi; 4. Islam; 5. Conclusion.

Chapter Five. Scripture as the Supreme Composition: Literary Aspects of Yefet's Exegesis of Genesis1. The Biblical Narrative: The Story and Its Composition; 1.1. The Multi-layered Structure of Biblical Narratives; 1.2. Structural Elements of the Biblical Text; 1.3. The Cohesive Organization of the Scriptural Text; 1.4. The Principle of Thematic Arrangement; 1.5. The Principle of Complementary Distribution; 2. The Art of Narration: Biblical Style and Its Fundamental Tenets; 2.1. Gradual Disclosure of Information; 2.2. Non-Chronological Arrangement; 2.3. Purposeful Elisions.

2.4. Meaningful Repetition.

This volume consists of a critical edition of the Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben Eli the Karaite on the entire Abraham narrative. The edition is preceded by an extensive introduction in which the author discusses various facets of Yefet's exegesis.

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