The Bible and Jews in medieval Spain / Norman Roth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roth, Norman, 1938- author.

Series:

Studies in medieval history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish--Spain--History--To 1500.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish--History--To 1500.

Bible--To 1500--Commentaries--History.

Bible. New Testament.

Bible. Old Testament.

History.

Spain.

Genre:

Commentaries.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 468 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Summary:

"The Bible and Jews in Medieval Spain examines the grammatical, exegetical, philosophical and mystical interpretations of the Bible that took place in Spain during the medieval period. The Bible was the foundation of Jewish culture in medieval Spain. Following the scientific analysis of Hebrew grammar which emerged in al-Andalus in the ninth and tenth centuries, biblical exegesis broke free of homiletic interpretation and explored the text on grammatical and contextual terms. While some of the earliest commentary was in Arabic, scholars began using Hebrew more regularly during this period. The first complete biblical commentaries in Hebrew were written by Abraham Ibn 'Ezra, and this set the standard for the generations that followed. This book analyses the approach and unique contributions of these commentaries, moving on to those of later Christian Spain, including the Qimhi family, Nahmanides and his followers and the esoteric-mystical tradition. Major topics in the commentaries are compared and contrasted. Thus, a unified picture of the whole fabric of Hebrew commentary in medieval Spain emerges. In addition, the book describes the many Spanish Jewish biblical manuscripts that have remained and details the history of printed editions and Spanish translations (for Jews and Christians) by medieval Spanish Jews. This book will appeal to scholars and students of medieval Spain, as well as those interested in the history of religion and cultural history"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Roth, Norman, The Bible and Jews in medieval Spain

ISBN:

9780367898410

0367898411

OCLC:

1196043013

Publisher Number:

99987057425