Judah Moscato Sermons [4 VOLUMES - COMPLETE] Edition and Translation
Leiden: Brill, 2011-2015. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 4 vols. Indices and bibliographies in each volume. Text in English and Hebrew. Pictorial green buckram with purple, chartreuse, and green spine bands, lettered in white. A fine, as new set.
"Brill’s new scholarly edition and translation of the sermons is a major contribution to Jewish Renaissance studies. Even for someone who is comfortable with reading traditional Hebrew literature, this translation [is] welcome. The editors identify the many references to both Jewish and Classical literature, and give brief but clear explanations when needed. The translation is also clear, and seems to accurately reflect the Hebrew text."
Jim Rosenbloom, Judaica Librarian, Brandeis University; past president of AJL
Judah ben Joseph Moscato (c.1533–1590) was one of the most distinguished rabbis, authors, and preachers of the Italian-Jewish Renaissance. The book Sefer Nefuṣot Yehudah belongs to the very centre of his important homiletic and philosophical oeuvre. Composed in Mantua and published in Venice in 1589, the collection of 52 sermons addresses the subject of the Jewish festivals, focussing on philosophy, mysticism, sciences and rites... [These four volumes] provide a critical edition of the original Hebrew text, accompanied by an English translation... and include monographic studies about Moscato’s library, philosophical significance with an added Appendix containing his poetical compositions. (Publisher)
Volume 26/1-26/4, of the Brill series, "Studies in Jewish History and Culture" (SJHC). Fine. Item #52203
ISBN: 9789004179004
Price: $650.00