The Commentary of Abraham ibn Ezra on the Book of Job
Medieval Institute Publications (Publisher)
Published on 4. February 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
390 pages
978-1-58044-701-0 (ISBN)
Description
The book of Job was among the most popular books of study for Jewish scholars in the Middle Ages. With its themes of suffering, providence, and theodicy it attracted much attention despite the difficulty of its language.
Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1164) was born in Muslim Spain, but composed his commentaries while residing in Christian Europe. His commentaries meld what was the most advanced thinking of his day to identify the distinction between biblical genres, to show sensitivity to rhetoric and poetry, to establish a model for defining hapax legomena, and to bring scientific and astrological knowledge to the reading of the Bible. By innovatively composing the commentary in Hebrew, rather than Arabic, he also transmitted the intellectual life of the Jews of the Muslim world North, making it available to new audiences.
Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1164) was born in Muslim Spain, but composed his commentaries while residing in Christian Europe. His commentaries meld what was the most advanced thinking of his day to identify the distinction between biblical genres, to show sensitivity to rhetoric and poetry, to establish a model for defining hapax legomena, and to bring scientific and astrological knowledge to the reading of the Bible. By innovatively composing the commentary in Hebrew, rather than Arabic, he also transmitted the intellectual life of the Jews of the Muslim world North, making it available to new audiences.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
585 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58044-701-0 (9781580447010)
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Jason Kalman is Professor of Classical Hebrew Literature and Interpretation at HUC-JIR, Cincinnati and a research fellow in the Department of Old and New Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of the Free State, South Africa. He is the author of Hebrew Union College and the Dead Sea Scrolls (HUC, 2012), The Book of Job in Jewish Life and Thought: Critical Essays (HUCP, 2021), and co-author with Jaqueline S. Du Toit of Canada's Big Biblical Bargain: How McGill University Bought the Dead Sea Scrolls (MQUP, 2010).
Content
Introduction
Annotated Commentary
Explanation of Ideas
Bibliography
Indices
Annotated Commentary
Explanation of Ideas
Bibliography
Indices