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Rashi
  • Language: iw

Rashi

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012
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  • Publisher: Unknown

To this day, the commentaries on the Bible and Talmud written by the eleventh-century scholar known as Rashi remain unsurpassed. His influence on Jewish thinking was, and still is, significant. His commentary on the Pentateuch was the first Hebrew book to be printed, giving rise to hundreds of supercommentaries. Christian scholars, too, have relied heavily on his explanations of biblical texts. In this volume Avraham Grossman presents a masterly survey of the social and cultural background to Rashi's work and pulls together the strands of information available on his life, his personality, his reputation during his lifetime, and his influence as a teacher. He discusses each of his main comme...

Pious and Rebellious
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 352

Pious and Rebellious

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-09-04
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  • Publisher: UPNE

The first complete look at the social status and daily life of medieval Jewish women.

Avraham Grossman on the Cultural Dynamic of Medieval Jewish History and Thought
  • Language: en

Avraham Grossman on the Cultural Dynamic of Medieval Jewish History and Thought

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2024-08-30
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Rashi
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 345

Rashi

The influence on Jewish thinking of Rashi’s commentaries on the Bible and the Talmud remains unsurpassed. This biographical study presents a masterly survey of the social and cultural background of Rashi’s work, his personality, his reputation, and his influence, while also considering his sources, his interpretative method, his innovations, and his style and language. The central contribution, however, is the in-depth analysis of Rashi’s world-view, which leads to conclusions that are likely to stimulate much debate.

The Jewish Family
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 266

The Jewish Family

This collection of essays, many previously unpublished, explores the Jewish family both in its historical reality and as it has been perceived and imagined by Jews over the centuries.

Abram to Abraham
  • Language: en

Abram to Abraham

This book explores the Abraham saga (11:27-22:24) through a literary lens, following the legendary figure of Abraham as he navigates the arduous odyssey to nationhood. This book explores the Abraham saga (11:27-22:24) through a literary lens, following the legendary figure of Abraham as he navigates the arduous odyssey to nationhood

Mothers and Children
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 312

Mothers and Children

This book presents a synthetic history of the family--the most basic building block of medieval Jewish communities--in Germany and northern France during the High Middle Ages. Concentrating on the special roles of mothers and children, it also advances recent efforts to write a comparative Jewish-Christian social history. Elisheva Baumgarten draws on a rich trove of primary sources to give a full portrait of medieval Jewish family life during the period of childhood from birth to the beginning of formal education at age seven. Illustrating the importance of understanding Jewish practice in the context of Christian society and recognizing the shared foundations in both societies, Baumgarten's...

Regional Identities and Cultures of Medieval Jews
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 363

Regional Identities and Cultures of Medieval Jews

The origins of Judaism’s regional ‘subcultures’ are poorly understood, as are Jewish identities other than ‘Ashkenaz’ and ‘Sepharad’. Through case studies and close textual readings, this volume illuminates the role of geopolitical boundaries, cross-cultural influences, and migration in the medieval formation of Jewish regional identities.

The Cambridge Companion to Genesis
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 389

The Cambridge Companion to Genesis

The Cambridge Companion to Genesis explores the first book of the Bible, the book that serves as the foundation for the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures. Recognizing its unique position in world history, the history of religions, as well as biblical and theological studies, the volume summarizes key developments in Biblical scholarship since the Enlightenment, while offering an overview of the diverse methods and reading strategies that are currently applied to the reading of Genesis. It also explores questions that, in some cases, have been explored for centuries. Written by an international team of scholars whose essays were specially commissioned, the Companion provides a multi-disciplinary update of all relevant issues related to the interpretation of Genesis. Whether the reader is taking the first step on the path or continuing a research journey, this volume will illuminate the role of Genesis in world religions, theology, philosophy, and critical biblical scholarship.

The Challenge of Received Tradition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 275

The Challenge of Received Tradition

This book analyzes the consistent ways Radak (R. David Kimhi, c. 1160-1232) juxtaposes plain, contextual exegesis (peshat) within his biblical commentaries alongside ancient modes of rabbinic interpretation (derash). In addition, the book explores his criteria for challenging rabbinic teachings, both in narrative and legal contexts.