The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Books of Amos, Haggai, and Malachi
Leiden: Brill, 2021. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiii, (1), 199, (1)pp. Indices. Part 1, Introduction, text in English; Part 2 the commentary of yefet... text in Hebrew. Green buckram lettered in white with red band near top of spine. Three very minor (oil ?) spots on front cover, but still a fine, as new copy.
A critical scholarly edition of the Karaite Yefet ben ʿEli ha-Levi's (10th-century) Judaeo-Arabic translation of and commentary on the prophetic books Amos, Haggai, and Malachi, including a comparison of 19 manuscripts and an extensive introduction. The introduction discusses Yefet's exegesis of the three books, his approaches to the biblical narratives, his polemic with the Rabbanites, and the exegetical principles he uses in his translation of the verses. Yefet ben ʿEli was one of the most important biblical commentators of the early Middle Ages. He translated all the books of the Bible into Judaeo-Arabic and composed a long commentary on them. His commentaries on the books of Amos, Haggai, and Malachi reflect his method of biblical exegesis and present unique interpretive ideas. (Publisher)
Contents: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Transliteration Tables -- Part 1. Introduction -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter 2. Translation Techniques and Exegetical Principles -- 1. Alternate Translations -- 2. The Principle of Mōshēkh ʿAṣmō ū-Mōshēkh Ăḥērīm -- 3. The Principle of Qarīna -- Chapter 3. The Manuscripts -- 1. Description of the Manuscripts; Modern Authors and Editors -- General Indexrashic References -- Medieval Authors
Volume 89 in the Brill series "Etudes sur la Judaisme Medieval." (EJM) and also Volume 13 of the Brill series "Karaite Texts and Studies." Fine. Item #52360
ISBN: 9789004462144
Price: $125.00