The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua

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Preferred Citation

Robinson, James T, ed. The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet Ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua. Vol. Karaite Texts and Studies 7. Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval 64. Leiden: Brill, 2015.

Abstract

Contains an edition only of Yefet’s Judaeo-Arabic translation and commentary on the book of Joshua, including his introduction to the book, based on 17 distinct Mss. as represented in 19 separately-catalogued items. In addition to its representation in the two apparatuses, the the text of the oldest witness—Ms. BL Or. 2547, dated to the 11th cent. and written entirely in Arabic characters—is reproduced separately in an appendix due to its special significance.

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Publication

Title: The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua

Editor: James T Robinson

URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/36DBCB37  Link to Biblia Arabica bibliography Bibliographic Record.

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Place of Publication: Leiden

Publisher: Brill

Date of Publication: 2015

Volume: Karaite Texts and Studies 7

Series

Title: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval

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Subject Headings

Joshua  Old Testament  Jewish  Qaraite  Historical Books  Hebrew  Yefet ben ʿEli 

Cited Manuscripts

Cambridge, Trinity College, F 12 115  London, British Library, Or. 2404  London, British Library, Or. 2547  New York, Jewish Theological Seminary, 3361 (ENA 112)  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia Arab.-Evr. I 149, MS: St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia Arab.-Evr. I 149  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 1843  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 1845  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 1934  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 2582  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 324  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 3340  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 3341  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 3342  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 3355  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 3710  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. I 4894  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. II 3211  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. II 3284  St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Arab.-Evr. IV 76 
 

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Editorial Responsibility:

  • Ronny Vollandt, general editor, Biblia Arabica
  • Ronny Vollandt and Nathan P. Gibson, editors, Biblia Arabica
  • SophiaK, entry contributor, “The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua”
  • Adrian Binder, entry contributor, “The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua”
  • Michael Wechsler, entry contributor, “The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua”
  • Ronny Vollandt, entry contributor, “The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua”

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  • Record added to Zotero by SophiaK
  • Record edited in Zotero by Adrian Binder
  • Primary editing by Michael Wechsler
  • Primary editing by Ronny Vollandt

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