The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben Eli the Karaite on the Abraham narratives (Genesis 11:10-25:18) (Record no. 51260)

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International Standard Book Number 9789004226388 (electronic bk.)
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International Standard Book Number 9004226389 (electronic bk.)
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Classification number BS1234.J83
Item number J37 2012
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Subject category code REL
Subject category code subdivision 006210
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Classification number 222/.1106092
Edition number 23
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Title The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben Eli the Karaite on the Abraham narratives (Genesis 11:10-25:18)
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title edition and introduction /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Marzena Zawanowska.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Leiden :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. BRILL,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012.
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Extent 1 online resource (594 p.)
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Series statement Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ;
Volume/sequential designation v. 46
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Series statement Karaite texts and studies ;
Volume/sequential designation v. 4
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
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Formatted contents note 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.
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Formatted contents note 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.
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Formatted contents note 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.
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Formatted contents note 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.
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General note 2.4. Meaningful Repetition.
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Summary, etc. 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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Source of description note Description based on print version record.
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Uniform title Bible.
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-- Genesis XI, 10-XXV,18
Form subdivision Commentaries.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Karaites.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament
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Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
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Personal name Zawanowska, Marzena.
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Relationship information Print version:
Main entry heading Zawanowska, Marzena
Title Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben Eli the Karaite on the Abraham Narratives (Genesis 11:10-25:18)
Place, publisher, and date of publication Leiden : BRILL, c2012
International Standard Book Number 9789004191310
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Uniform title Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ;
Volume/sequential designation v. 46.
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Uniform title Karaite texts and studies ;
Volume/sequential designation v. 4.
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