Synopses & Reviews
The biblical commentaries of Rabbi Abraham Ion Ezra (1089/1092-1164/1167) have become indispensable to anyone desiring a full appreciation of the biblical text, and this noted scholar also wrote extensively onphilology, philosophy. mathematics, and astrology. The six essays in this hook explore lbn Ezra's multi-faceted work and intellectual legacy. They illuminate his exegetical methodology; the role of astrology in his work; hisphilological insights into the Hebrew language; the possibility of his influence on the great Jewish philosopher and jurist. Maimonides; the numerous supercommentaries called forth by his enigmatic commentary; and modern Jewishperspectives on him. Contributors are Jay M. Harris, Simhah Kogut, Y. Tzvi Langermann, Nahum Sarna, Uriel Simon, and Isadore Twersky. Two of the essays are in Hebrew.
Synopsis
perspectives on him. Contributors are Jay M. Harris, Simhah Kogut, Y. Tzvi Langermann, Nahum Sarna, Uriel Simon, and Isadore Twersky. Two of the essays are in Hebrew.
About the Author
Isadore Twerskywas Nathan Littauer Professor of Jewish History and Philosophy at <>Harvard University.Jay M. Harrisis Harvard College Professor and Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies, <>HarvardUniversity.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Abraham Ibn Ezra as an Exegete
Nahum M. SarnaSomeAstrological Themes in the Thought of Abraham Ibn Ezra
Y.Tzvi LangermannInterpreting the Interpreter: Supercommentaries on Ibn Ezra'sCommentaries
Uriel SimonIbn Ezra in Modern Jewish Perspective
Jay M. HarrisHebrew Section
R. Abraham Ibn Ezra as a Philologist
SimhahKogut
Did R. Abraham Ibn Ezra Influence Maimonides?
Isadore Twersky