Theological encounters at a crossroads: an edition and translation of Judah Hadassi's Eshkol ha-kofer, first commandment, and studies of the book's Judaeo-Arabic and Byzantine contexts

"Judah Hadassi was the most prominent Karaite Jewish author of twelfth-century Byzantium, steeped in Karaite and Byzantine Greek traditions. In Theological Encounters at a Crossroads: An Edition and Translation of Judah Hadassi's Eshkol ha-kofer, First Commandment, and Studies of the Book&...

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Main Authors: Hadasi, Yehudah ben Eliyahu ca. Mitte 12. Jh (Author), Lasḳer, Daniʾel 1949- (Author), Niehoff-Panagiotidis, Johannes 1963- (Author), Sḳlar, Daṿid Eriḳ (Author)
Format: Book
Language:Hebrew
English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2019]
Series:Études sur le Judaïsme médiéval tome 77
Karaite texts and studies volume 11
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Summary:"Judah Hadassi was the most prominent Karaite Jewish author of twelfth-century Byzantium, steeped in Karaite and Byzantine Greek traditions. In Theological Encounters at a Crossroads: An Edition and Translation of Judah Hadassi's Eshkol ha-kofer, First Commandment, and Studies of the Book's Judaeo-Arabic and Byzantine Contexts, a scientific edition of the first quarter of the Hebrew text of Hadassi's magnum opus is presented with an English translation, a summary of his theology, a discussion of his use of the Greek language, and a linguistic analysis and transcription of all the Greek terms which appear in Hebrew letters in the entire treatise. This book should be of interest to students of Jewish thought, Hebrew literature and medieval Byzantine culture and language"--
Description of manuscripts and editing principles of the Hebrew text -- Introduction to the English translation -- Judah Hadassi's Eshkol ha-kofer, preliminary acrostics and alphabets 1-100-Hebrew edition and English translation -- Judah Hadassi and the Greek language in twelfth-century Constantinople and glossary of Greek terms in Eshkol ha-kofer
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XIII, 806 Seiten 4 Illustrationen (farbig)
ISBN:9789004380301

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