Overview
The commentary on the Torah of the eleventh-century French rabbi, Solomon Yishaqi of Troyes (better known as Rashi), is one of the major texts of mediaeval Judaism. Rashi's commentary has enjoyed an almost canonical status among many traditional Jews from mediaeval times to the present day. The popularity of his Torah commentary is often ascribed to Rashi's skillful combination of traditional midrashic interpretations of Scripture with observations on the language employed therein. In this respect, Rashi is often presented as a linguist or grammarian. This book presents a critical reappraisal of this issue through a close reading of Rashi's commentary on the book of Deuteronomy. Falling into two major sections, Part One (Contexts) presents a theoretical framework for the detailed study in Part Two (Texts), which forms the main core of the book by presenting a detailed analysis of Rashi's commentary on the book of Deuteronomy.
Full Product Details
Author: Dr. Jonathan Kearney (Dublin City University, Ireland)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Edition: NIPPOD
Volume: 532
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9780567095589
ISBN 10: 0567095584
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 17 May 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Language: English
Reviews
As an introduction to appreciating Rashi's oeuvre and as a fresh look at the question of its linguistic contribution, this book is an excellent study. Kearney is to be commended for making this material available to the English-speaking public. -- Journal of Religion Kearney's book is of great importance in focusing on vocabulary as a linguistic field in which we have to re-evaluate Rashi's contribution, and in its trying to evaluate his influence on linguistics consciousness throughout the ages. -- Hebrew Studies, Volume LII
As an introduction to appreciating Rashi's oeuvre and as a fresh look at the question of its linguistic contribution, this book is an excellent study. Kearney is to be commended for making this material available to the English-speaking public. (Journal of Religion) Kearney's book is of great importance in focusing on vocabulary as a linguistic field in which we have to re-evaluate Rashi's contribution, and in its trying to evaluate his influence on linguistics consciousness throughout the ages. (Hebrew Studies, Volume LII)
Author Information
Dr Jonathan Kearney lectured in Hebrew and Arabic in University College Dublin between 1997 and 2007. At present he lectures in Jewish and Islamic Studies in St Patrick's College, Maynooth.
