Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I: The Commentary of Yefet Ben Eli

Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I: The Commentary of Yefet Ben Eli

Author
Joseph Alobaidi
Publisher
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Language
English
Year
2010
Page
XII+340
ISBN
3034304528, 9783034304528
File Type
pdf
File Size
1.8 MiB

The commentary of Yefet ben Eli the Karaite (second half of the tenth century) on The Song of Songs is example of an exegetical work obeying two imperatives: The explanation of the divine message of Salvation mixed with the assiduous Karaite effort to prove wrong their adversaries, the Rabbanites, with the help of the Bible. In so doing Yefet ben Eli wrote a thoughtful and original commentary on the very symbolic Song of Songs. Indeed, according to Yefet ben Eli nothing in the Book should be taken realistically. The ability of Yefet to replace symbols by historical events is one of the many marks that show Yefet’s mastery and the originality of his commentary.

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