Hebrew Bible, Old Testament : : the history of its interpretation. / Volume I, : From the beginning to the Middle Ages (until 1300). Part 2, The Middle Ages / / in co-operation with Chris Brekelmans and Menahem Haran ; edited by Magne Sæbø.

• TeilnehmendeR: Sæbø, Magne,; Brekelmans, Chris,; Haran, Menahem,
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (733 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

24 scholars - Jewish, Protestant, Roman Catholic - from North America, Israel, and various European countries, contribute to this rich volume on medieval interpretation and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (5th through 12th centuries). Geographically, they cover most of the world as it was...

Table of Contents

• Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Body; Preface; C. Christian and Jewish Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament in the Middle Ages ; 23. The Problem of Periodization of 'the Middle Ages': Some Introductory Remarks. By Magne Sæbø, Oslo; 24. Political and Cultural Changes from the Fifth to the Eleventh Century. By Aryeh Grabois, Haifa; 1. The Decline of the Roman Empire and Its Successors; 2. The Rise of Muslim Civilization; 3. The New Political and Social Order in the Carolingian Era
• 4. The Effect of Political, Social and Cultural Upheavals for the Jewish Settlements and Centres of Learning25. Jewish Bible Interpretation in Early Post-Talmudic Times; 25.1. The Significance of Hebrew Philology for the Development of a Literal and Historical Jewish Bible Interpretation. By Frederick E. Greenspahn, Denver, CO; 25.2. The Interpretative Value of the Massoretic Punctuation. By E. J. Revell, Toronto; 25.3. The Geonim of Babylonia as Biblical Exegetes. By Robert Brody, Jerusalem; 1. Introduction; 2. The Scope of Geonic Exegesis; 3. Exegetical Principles
• 4. Theological and Polemical Dimensions5. The Relationship between Talmudic and Geonic Exegesis; 25.4. Medieval Jewish Biblical Exegesis in Northern Africa. By Frederick E. Greenspahn, Denver, CO; 25.5. Early Hebraists in Spain: Menahẹm ben Saruq and Dunash ben Labrat.̣ By Angel Sáenz-Badillos, Madrid; 1. Introduction; 2. The Philological and Exegetical Work of Menahem and Dunash; 3. Hermeneutical Attitude; 4. Philological Exegesis; 25.6. Karaite Exegesis. By Daniel Frank, Columbus, OH; 1. Introduction: Karaism and Scripturalism; 2. Origins in the East (ca. 750-950); 2.1. Anan ben David
• 2.2. Daniel al-Qûmisî2.3. Polemics between Saadiah Gaon and Karaite Scholars; 2.4. Al-Qirqisânî; 3. The Jerusalem School (ca. 950-1099); 3.1. The Mourners for Zion (ca. 950-1000); 3.2. The Scholastic Phase (Eleventh Century); 4. The Later Byzantine Phase; 25.7. Clearing Peshat and Derash. By Stephan Garfinkel, New York; 26. Gregory the Great: A Figure of Tradition and Transition in Church Exegesis. By Stephan Ch. Kessler, Freiburg/Br.; 1. General and Biographical Remarks; 2. The Role of the Bible in the Non-Exegetical Scriptures of Gregory; 3. Gregory's Exegetical Work; 4. Conclusion
• 27. The Institutional Framework of Christian Exegesis in the Middle Ages. By Ulrich Köpf, Tübingen1. Preliminary Notes; 2. Theological Education before the Universities; 2.1. Monastic Erudition; 2.1.1. The Variety of Early Medieval Monasticism; 2.1.2. Concept and Reality of Monastic Education; 2.1.3. The Monastery as Framework of Monastic Erudition; 2.2. Urban Clerical Schools; 2.3. Other Sites of Christian Education; 3. Theological Education and Learning at Universities; 3.1. The First Universities; 3.2. Masters and Students at the Theological Faculty; 3.2.1. Secular Clergy and Monks
• 3.2.2. The New Orders