This collection of original contributions by an international group
of experts summarizes recent developments in Genizah research.
Stefan Reif's overview of a century of work on the famous
Taylor-Schechter Collection of Hebrew manuscripts at Cambridge
University Library is followed by Menahem Kister's textual
interpretations of the Ben Sira fragments. Michael Klein uncovers
targumic contexts and renderings, while Menahem Kahana demonstrates
how Genizah texts permit the reconstruction of early midrashim.
Neil Danzig's analysis sheds light on ninth-century prayers and
homilies, and Joseph Yahalom chronicles Judah Halevi's last years.
Haggai Ben-Shammai assesses S. D. Goitein's contribution to Jewish
historiography and touches on Jewish theology, and Paul Fenton
reveals that Muslims and Jews often co-operated professionally and
sometimes enjoyed close social contact. Mordechai Friedman
concentrates on child brides, family violence and Jewish marriage
documents, while Joel Kraemer describes letters between women and
their relatives. There are extensive indexes as well as 22 plates.
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