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Commentary on Midrash Rabba in the Sixteenth Century - The Or ha-Sekhel of Abraham ben Asher (Hardcover)
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Commentary on Midrash Rabba in the Sixteenth Century - The Or ha-Sekhel of Abraham ben Asher (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Oriental Monographs
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Printed editions of midrashim, rabbinic expositions of the Bible,
flooded the market for Hebrew books in the sixteenth century. First
published by Iberian immigrants to the Ottoman Empire, they were
later reprinted in large numbers at the famous Hebrew presses of
Venice. This study seeks to shed light on who read these new books
and how they did so by turning to the many commentaries on midrash
written during the sixteenth century. These innovative works reveal
how their authors studied rabbinic Bible interpretation and how
they anticipated their readers would do so. Benjamin WIlliams
focuses particularly on the work of Abraham ben Asher of Safed, the
Or ha-Sekhel (Venice, 1567), an elucidation of midrash Genesis
Rabba which contains both the author's own interpretations and also
the commentary he mistakenly attributed to the most celebrated
medieval commentator Rashi. Williams examines what is known of
Abraham ben Asher's life, his place among the Jewish scholars of
Safed, and the publication of his book in Venice. By analysing
selected passages of his commentary, this study assesses how he
shed light on rabbinic interpretation of Genesis and guided readers
to correct interpretations of the words of the sages. A
consideration of why Abraham ben Asher published a commentary
attributed to Rashi shows that he sought to lend authority to his
programme of studying midrash by including interpretations ascribed
to the most famous commentator alongside his own. By analysing the
production and reception of the Or ha-Sekhel, therefore, this work
illuminates the popularity of midrash in the early modern period
and the origins of a practice which is now well-established-the
study of rabbinic Bible interpretation with the guidance of
commentaries.
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