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Order as meaning : chronology, sequence, and juxtaposition in the Bible

Title

Order as meaning : chronology, sequence, and juxtaposition in the Bible / Isaac Gottlieb ; with an essay by Daniel Frank.

Author

Gottlieb, Isaac

Publication

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2024]
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Additional Authors

Frank, Daniel, 1955-

Description

xii, 198 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

Jewish Bible commentary in the Middle Ages took on two aspects, the Sephardic and the Ashkenazic. The first, Spanish interpretation, developed in a Muslim surrounding, which appreciated secular studies, the sciences, and Arabic literature, much of which it had translated from Greek. These studies made their mark on Bible exegesis, which sought the simple straightforward sense (peshat) of a verse and its grammatical meaning. The Ashkenazic school, however, situated in France and Germany, was firmly anchored in the rabbinic study hall and its exegesis was a continuation of the methods of midrash and Aggadah as practiced in Mishnah and Talmud. In the beginning of the twelfth century, Ashkenazic commentary in northern France took on a new face. Contact with the outside world, including Christian scholarship, and partial knowledge of general studies, brought the Ashkenazi Jewish commentators to the realization that the Bible, besides being a religious text, was also literature. As literature, many features including the order of biblical pericopes or units attracted attention. The classic commentators, Rashi in France, Ibn Ezra in Toledo and Ramban (Nahmanides) in northern Spain all dealt with biblical order. Order as Meaning cites many cases of sequential arrangement and juxtaposition taken from the rabbinic period as well as from the above three commentators, explaining what there was to learn from such a study. An excursus on Karaite views of biblical order by Daniel Frank follows. --

Series Statement

Studia Judaica, 0585-5306 ; volume 109

Uniform Title

Studia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; v. 109.

Alternative Title

Chronology, sequence, and juxtaposition in the Bible

Subjects

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Note

"A previous version of this book was published by Magnes Press, Jerusalem in 2009."--Title page verso.
Title of the previous Hebrew version: Yesh seder la-Miḳra. English title: Order in the Bible.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163 and 184-186) and indexes.

Contents

Introduction: Making sense out of sequence -- Rabbinic literature: "There is no 'earlier' or 'later' in the Torah" -- Rashi: The plain sense of scripture -- Ibn Ezra: Juxtaposition: From Derash to Peshat -- Nahmanides: The entire Torah is in order -- Moder approaches -- Epilogue -- Excursus: Narrative sequence in Early karaite exegesis / Daniel Frank.

Call Number

JFE 24-1297

ISBN

3110584506
9783110584509

OCLC

1387009833

Author

Gottlieb, Isaac, author.

Title

Order as meaning : chronology, sequence, and juxtaposition in the Bible / Isaac Gottlieb ; with an essay by Daniel Frank.

Publisher

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2024]

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Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Studia Judaica, 0585-5306 ; volume 109

Studia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; v. 109.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163 and 184-186) and indexes.

Added Author

Frank, Daniel, 1955- writer of supplementary content.

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Research Call Number

JFE 24-1297

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