Publication

1997 - E.J. Brill, Leiden

Language

English

Word Count

84,500 words, Guess

Page Count

338 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL1010113M
  • ISBN-109004102671
  • OCLC Control Number35990326
  • Library of Congress Control Number96050175
  • LibraryThing1682631
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  • Goodreads1892181

Classifications

  • DDC222/.1046
  • LCCBS315.J839 P65 1997

Description

This volume deals with the medieval Karaite practice and concept of Arabic Bible translation. It is based on a linguistic analysis of Karaite versions of the Pentateuch written in Palestine during the tenth and eleventh centuries CE. Trends and tendencies in the Karaite translations are discussed in the light of individual Karaite statements on the art and purpose of Bible translation, and in comparison with Saadiah Gaon's translation methodology, in an attempt to reconstruct the possible origins and historical background of the Karaite translation tradition. The exegetical study is especially relevant to the Bible scholar and medieval philosopher, while the linguistic study will also interest the comparative Semitist, translation theorist and all those concerned with Judaeo-Arabic language and literature.

Subjects

Topics

BibleHistoryVersionsKaraitesKaraites.Bible, versionsBible, language, style

Series Statement

  • Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ;

Other Editions

  • The Karaite tradition of Arabic Bible translation: a linguistic and exegetical study of Karaite translations of the Pentateuch from the tenth and eleventh centuries C.E.E.J. Brill1997-01-01

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