Średniowieczna egzegeza karaimska na przykładzie wybranych zagadnień z komentarza Jefeta ben Eliego do Księgi Ozeasza

• Authors: Jacek Stefański

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Middle Age Karaite Exegesis as Evidenced in Selected Examples from Yefet ben Eli’s Commentary to the Book of Hosea

Abstracts

EN

For many years, Karaite exegesis had been relatively unknown to numerousBiblical scholars. This situation has been changing with an increasingaccess to source materials. As a result, more and more Karaite exegeticaltreasures representing the trends of Karaite Judaism have come to the fore.One of them is the Commentary to the Book of Hosea by Yefet ben Eli, oneof Karaism’s tenth century most significant representatives. Yefet ben Eliexhibits a remarkable knowledge of Hebrew etymology which enables himto provide unique answers to interpretative problems in the Masoretic Text.His apologetic concern for prospective Muslim readers of his commentary is also noteworthy. Although, in general, Karaism sought to concentrate onthe literal sense of Scripture, Yefet ben Eli does not shy away from recourseto rabbinic oral tradition. Still, his exegetical contribution remains unique,as selected examples from his Commentary clearly show.

Keywords

PL

Karaizm; Karaimi; tekst masorecki; język hebrajski; apologetyka; interpretacja literalna; tradycja ustna; egzegeza rabiniczna

EN

Karaism; Karaite Judaism; Masoretic Text; Hebrew; apologetics; literal interpretation; oral tradition; rabbinic exegesis

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Collectanea Theologica
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 205-222

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

Jacek Stefański

Identifiers

DOI

10.21697/ct.2016.86.4.10

Biblioteka Nauki

2035976