TY  - BOOK
AU  - Joseph Alobaidi
PY  - 2014
CY  - Lausanne, Switzerland
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 2235-5723
SN  - 9783035202472
TI  - Old Jewish Commentaries on «The Song of Songs» II
T2  - The Two Commentaries of Tanchum Yerushalmi- Text and translation
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-0352-0247-2
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1053115
N2  - This book contains two commentaries on The Song of Songs by Tanchum Yerushalmi (c. 1220-1291), one of the best representatives of rational exegesis in the Middle Eastern rabbinical school of thought. His in depth knowledge of the Bible as well as his acquaintance with Greek philosophy, added to familiarity with his own Jewish tradition allowed him to write rich biblical commentaries. In so doing he showed himself as a worthy disciple of Saadia Gaon, Hai and Ibn Janah whom he mentions in his commentary on The Song of Songs. The extent of his knowledge can easily be seen in both his philological and philosophical commentaries on one of the most intriguing books of the Bible.
KW  - Greek philosophy, knowledge, rational exegesis
LA  - English
ER  -