Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben 'Eli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua
General Material Designation
[book]
First Statement of Responsibility
\ by James T. Robinson.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden, The Netherlands
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Brill
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2015
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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v.
SERIES
Series Title
Etudes sur le Judaisme medieval
Series Title
Karaite Texts and Studies
Volume Designation
; Tome LXIV
Volume Designation
; volume 7
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index.
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Bibliography
CONTENTS NOTE
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Yefet ben 'Eli on the Book of Joshua: preliminary observations -- Yefet b. 'Eli and his commentary on Joshua -- 1. The Translation of Hebrew place names -- 2. The use of Islamic terminology in the translation -- 3. Alternative translations -- 4. Pious interpolations with names for God -- 5. The working out of interpretations within the translation Itself -- 6. The possible influence of Saadia -- 7. Apologetic and polemical readings -- Introduction to the edition -- The manuscripts -- The Hebraized tradition -- The Arabized tradition -- Short fragments -- Format and method of editing -- The apparatuses -- Examples of variants in the First Apparatus -- Examples of variants in the Second Apparatus -- Sigla -- Appendix. The eleventh-century Arabic-character fragments (British Library Or. 2547).