Sefer Haʾibbur : a treatise on the calendar / by Abraham Ibn Ezra ; translated and annotated by Mordechai S. Goodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164.

Contributor:

Goodman, Mordechai S.

Barney and Eleanor Frommer Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Jewish calendar--Early works to 1800.

Jewish calendar.

Jewish chronology--Early works to 1800.

Jewish chronology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jersey City, N.J. : KTAV Pub. House, [2011]

Language Note:

In English and Hebrew.

Summary:

In response to criticism of the validity of the fixed Jewish calendar, Rabbi Iben Ezra, an exile from Spain living in Verona, composed a treatise in 1146-1147 in which he argued that Scripture was purposely vague on how the calendar was to be constructed. Goodman (emeritus, mathematics, Dominican U., River Forest, IL), who has rabbinical ordination, presents an annotated translation of the rabbi's arguments based on his expertise on Talmud, medieval astronomy and math. The book includes a current Hebrew version corrected from the single incomplete manuscript published in 1874, a glossary of technical terms, and extensive methodological appendices. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Barney and Eleanor Frommer Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1602801606

9781602801608

OCLC:

727511740

Publisher Number:

99946280805