The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben 'Eli the Karaite on the books of Amos, Haggai, and Malachi / / by Meirav Nadler-Akirav.

• Superior document: Karaite texts and studies ; 13
• VerfasserIn: Nadler-Akirav, Meirav,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Karaite texts and studies ; 13.; Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ; 89.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

A critical scholarly edition of the Karaite Yefet ben ʿEli ha-Levi's (10th-century) Judaeo-Arabic translation of and commentary on the prophetic books Amos, Haggai, and Malachi, including a comparison of 19 manuscripts and an extensive introduction. The introduction discusses Yefet's exegesis of the three books, his approaches to the biblical narratives, his polemic with the Rabbanites, and the exegetical principles he uses in his translation of the verses. Yefet ben ʿEli was one of the most important biblical commentators of the early Middle Ages. He translated all the books of the Bible into Judaeo-Arabic and composed a long commentary on them. His commentaries on the books of Amos, Haggai, and Malachi reflect his method of biblical exegesis and present unique interpretive ideas.

Table of Contents

Intro -- ‎Contents -- ‎Acknowledgements -- ‎Transliteration Tables -- ‎Part 1. Introduction -- ‎Chapter 1. Yefet's Exegesis of Amos, Haggai, and Malachi -- ‎1. The Literal Approach -- ‎2. Historical Interpretation -- ‎3. Reconstructing Society at the Time of the Prophets -- ‎4. The Non-literal Approach -- ‎5. Malachi as a Polemical Book -- ‎Chapter 2. Translation Techniques and Exegetical Principles -- ‎1. Alternate Translations -- ‎2. The Principle of Mōshēkh ʿAṣmō ū-Mōshēkh Ăḥērīm -- ‎3. The Principle of Qarīna -- ‎Chapter 3. The Manuscripts -- ‎1. Description of the Manuscripts -- ‎2. Editorial Method -- ‎3. Signs and Sigla Employed in the Edited Text -- ‎Bibliography -- ‎Part 2. Text -- ‎The Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli on the Book of Amos -- ‎‮עמוס א‬‎ -- ‎‮עמוס ב‬‎ -- ‎‮עמוס ג‬‎ -- ‎‮עמוס ד‬‎ -- ‎‮עמוס ה‬‎ -- ‎‮עמוס ו‬‎ -- ‎‮עמוס ז‬‎ -- ‎‮עמוס ח‬‎ -- ‎‮עמוס ט‬‎ -- ‎The Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli on the Book of Haggai -- ‎‮חגי א‬‎ -- ‎‮חגי ב‬‎ -- ‎The Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli on the Book of Malachi -- ‎‮מלאכי א‬‎ -- ‎‮מלאכי ב‬‎ -- ‎‮מלאכי ג‬‎ -- ‎Index of Manuscripts -- ‎Index of Scriptural References: Hebrew Bible -- ‎Midrashic References -- ‎Medieval Authors -- ‎Modern Authors and Editors -- ‎General Index.