The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben ʻEli the Karaite on the book of Esther / edition, translation, and introduction, Michael G. Wechsler.

This volume consists of an edition, translated into English and with an extensive introduction, of the Arabic translation and commentary on the book of Esther by one of the preeminent litterateurs of the Karaite “Golden Age” (10th–11th centuries), Yefet ben ‘Eli ha-Levi. Yefet’s text represents the...

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Superior document:Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval, t. 36
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Year of Publication:2008
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 36.
Karaite texts and studies ; v. 1.
Physical Description:1 online resource (476 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Yefet's life and works
  • Yefet's exegesis of Esther
  • Yefet's translation of Esther
  • Other Karaite commentaries on Esther
  • Manuscripts employed for the present edition
  • Some methodological remarks on the annotated English translation
  • Signs, sigla, and abbreviations employed in the edited translation
  • Translation
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes
  • Text.