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A Muʿtazilī Hexaemeron? Authorship, structure and genre of the commentary known as "Bereshit Rabbah" ascribed to Yeshuʿah ben Yehudah
- Author(s):
- Gregor M. Schwarb (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, Jewish Studies
- Subject(s):
- Twelfth century, Thirteenth century, Fourteenth century, Biblical interpretation, Jews--Study and teaching
- Item Type:
- Conference paper
- Conf. Title:
- Translators, copyists, and interpreters: Jews, Christians, and Muslims and the transmission of the Bible in Arabic in the Middle Ages
- Conf. Org.:
- J.P. Monferrer-Sala (University of Córdoba), University of Córdoba
- Conf. Loc.:
- Córdoba, Casa Árabe
- Conf. Date:
- 26-28 April 2017
- Tag(s):
- Functional Cosmology, 11th to 14th century, Jewish studies
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6QF85
- Abstract:
- The paper revisits the arguably most conspicuous example of a Jewish Muʿtazilī Hexaemeron in Arabic. Its 11th century Byzantine Hebrew translation bears the title “Bereshit Rabbah” and attributes the work to Yeshuʿah ben Yehudah (fl. 1040-1070) whose authorship has been questioned in recent scholarship. Based on a reconstruction of all extant fragments of the Arabic original and the Hebrew translation, I will reconsider the questions of authorship, textual structure and literary genre and assess to what extent it is justified to compare this commentary/homilies on Parashat Bereshit with specific types of Hexaemeron-compositions.
- Notes:
- Extract from "Bereshit Rabbah" (see abstract) concerning the discussion of the term חשך (darkness).
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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