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[Review of: Alobaidi, Joseph, Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I: The Commentary of Yefet ben Eli] Karin Almbladh, "[Review of: Alobaidi, Joseph, Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I: The Commentary of Yefet ben Eli]."Orientalia Suecana vol. 59 (2010)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/94YIRLEB

The Judaeo-Arabic Commentary on Jonah by the Karaite Japheth Ben Eli: Introduction and Translation Jessica Hope Andruss, The Judaeo-Arabic Commentary on Jonah by the Karaite Japheth Ben Eli: Introduction and Translation (Columbus, Ohio, 2007)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/8Y3WZLH5

[Review of: Alobaidi, Joseph, Le commentaire des Psaumes par le qaraïte Salmon ben Yeruham: Psaumes 1–10; introduction, édition, traduction, La Bible dans l’histoire: Textes et études 1 (1996)] H. Ben-Shammai, "[Review of: Alobaidi, Joseph, Le commentaire des Psaumes par le qaraïte Salmon ben Yeruham: Psaumes 1–10; introduction, édition, traduction, La Bible dans l’histoire: Textes et études 1 (1996)]."The Jewish Quarterly Review vol. 91 (2001)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/YLCEQFTH

The Development of Testimony Collections in Early Christian Apologetics with Islam David Bertaina, "The Development of Testimony Collections in Early Christian Apologetics with Islam." (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2007)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/IMXCU2DV

The Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Eli on the Book of Ruth—Studies in Translation and Exegetical Techniques Fiona Eve Blumfield, The Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Eli on the Book of Ruth—Studies in Translation and Exegetical Techniques (London, 2001)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/LRDXHE3V

[Review of: Wechsler, Michael G., ed. and trans. The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Esther: Edition, Translation, and Introduction. Karaite Texts and Studies 1; Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 36. Leiden: Brill, 2008] I. R. M. Bóid, "[Review of: Wechsler, Michael G., ed. and trans. The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Esther: Edition, Translation, and Introduction. Karaite Texts and Studies 1; Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 36. Leiden: Brill, 2008]."Bibliotheca Orientalis vol. 67 (2010)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/3Q7CRQ7N

[Review of: Jamgotchian, The Recently Discovered and Other Unpublished Arabic Fragments of the Samaritan Pentateuch] Ladislav Drozdík, "[Review of: Jamgotchian, The Recently Discovered and Other Unpublished Arabic Fragments of the Samaritan Pentateuch]."Asian and African Studies vol. 13 (2004)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/XMA7WHIB

על הפרשן הקראי יפת בן עלי ופירושו לספר הושע – על הספר: מאירה פוליאק ואליעזר שלוסברג, פירוש יפת בן עלי לספר הושע [Review of: Polliack, Meira and Eliezer Schlossberg, ed. and trans. Yefet ben ‘Eli’s Commentary on Hosea. Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2009] Y. Erder and יורם ארדר, "על הפרשן הקראי יפת בן עלי ופירושו לספר הושע – על הספר: מאירה פוליאק ואליעזר שלוסברג, פירוש יפת בן עלי לספר הושע [Review of: Polliack, Meira and Eliezer Schlossberg, ed. and trans. Yefet ben ‘Eli’s Commentary on Hosea. Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2009]."Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv || קתדרה: לתולדות ארץ ישראל ויישובה vol. 158 (2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/897GRRDK

Karaite Commentaries on the Song of Songs from Tenth-Century Jerusalem Daniel Frank, "Karaite Commentaries on the Song of Songs from Tenth-Century Jerusalem." (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/B9FZTRYG

Search Scripture Well: Karaite Exegetes and the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East Daniel Frank, Search Scripture Well: Karaite Exegetes and the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East, Études sur le judaïsme médiéval (Leiden: Brill, 2004)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/E89SQS8Q

Karaite Exegesis in Medieval Jerusalem: The Judeo-Arabic Pentateuch Commentary of Yūsuf ibn Nūḥ and Abū l-Faraj Hārūn Miriam Goldstein, Karaite Exegesis in Medieval Jerusalem: The Judeo-Arabic Pentateuch Commentary of Yūsuf ibn Nūḥ and Abū l-Faraj Hārūn, Texts and Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Judaism (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2011)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/UGYPX4QJ

[Review of Avishur, Yitzhaq, A Medieval Translation of the Latter Prophets into Iraqi and Syrian Judaeo-Arabic: The Text of Bodleian Manuscript Hunt. 206 with Introduction and Notes, vol. 1: Isaiah and Jeremiah] Benjamin Hary, "[Review of Avishur, Yitzhaq, A Medieval Translation of the Latter Prophets into Iraqi and Syrian Judaeo-Arabic: The Text of Bodleian Manuscript Hunt. 206 with Introduction and Notes, vol. 1: Isaiah and Jeremiah]."Hebrew Studies vol. 46 (2005)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/W4ZZ5EZN

Christian Arabic Versions of Daniel: A Comparative Study of Early Mss and Translation Techniques in Mss Sinai Ar. 1 and 2 Miriam L Hjälm, Christian Arabic Versions of Daniel: A Comparative Study of Early Mss and Translation Techniques in Mss Sinai Ar. 1 and 2, Biblia Arabica (Leiden: Brill, 2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/EBVWXW94

The Christian Arabic Book of Daniel: Extant versions, canonical constellations, and relation to the liturgical practice, with an Appendix of 'The Song of the Three Young Men' Miriam L. Hjälm, "The Christian Arabic Book of Daniel: Extant versions, canonical constellations, and relation to the liturgical practice, with an Appendix of 'The Song of the Three Young Men'."Collectanea Christiana Orientalia vol. 12 (2015)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/K6NVZVJ4

Scriptures beyond Words: “Islamic” Vocabulary in Early Christian Arabic Bible Translations Miriam L. Hjälm, "Scriptures beyond Words: “Islamic” Vocabulary in Early Christian Arabic Bible Translations."Collectanea Christiana Orientalia (2018)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/MAXW27PE

The Changing Face of the Arabic Bible: Translation Techniques in Early Renditions of Ezekiel Miriam L Hjälm, "The Changing Face of the Arabic Bible: Translation Techniques in Early Renditions of Ezekiel."Open Theology vol. 2 (2016)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/XSCS7EKF

מהדורה שלמה של התרגום הערבי לתורה נוסח שומרון || A Complete Edition of the Arabic Samaritan Pentateuch Simon Hopkins and סימון הופקינס, "מהדורה שלמה של התרגום הערבי לתורה נוסח שומרון || A Complete Edition of the Arabic Samaritan Pentateuch."Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv || קתדרה: לתולדות ארץ ישראל ויישובה vol. 115 (2005)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/Y5GJHRJS

[Review of: Wechsler, Michael G., ed. and trans. The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Esther: Edition, Translation, and Introduction. Karaite Texts and Studies 1; Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 36. Leiden: Brill, 2008] J. Kaltner, "[Review of: Wechsler, Michael G., ed. and trans. The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Esther: Edition, Translation, and Introduction. Karaite Texts and Studies 1; Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 36. Leiden: Brill, 2008]."Review of Biblical Literature vol. 7 (2011)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/QRK6KHQ7

An Early Copy of the Pentateuch and the Book of Daniel in Arabic (MS Sinai—Arabic 2): Preliminary Observations on Codicology, Text Types, and Translation Technique Miriam Lindgren and Ronny Vollandt, "An Early Copy of the Pentateuch and the Book of Daniel in Arabic (MS Sinai—Arabic 2): Preliminary Observations on Codicology, Text Types, and Translation Technique."Intellectual History of the Islamicate World vol. 1 (2013)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/5WIRDWCD

Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I: The Commentary of Yefet Ben Eli Joseph Alobaidi ed., Old Jewish Commentaries on the Song of Songs I: The Commentary of Yefet Ben Eli, La Bible dans l’histoire: Textes et études (Bern: Peter Lang, 2010)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/33S7Q89A

The Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Ruth ||פירושו של יפת בן עלי הקראי למגילת רות Sagit Butbul and שגית בוטבול eds., "The Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite on the Book of Ruth ||פירושו של יפת בן עלי הקראי למגילת רות."Sefunot: Studies and Sources on the History of the Jewish Communities in the East || ספונות: מחקרים ומקורות לתולדות קהילות ישראל במזרח N.S. 8 (23) || סדרה חדשה‎, כרך ח (כג‎) (2003 || תשס"ג)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/4WHPBUN3

משלי בלעם בפירושו של יפת בן עלי הקראי || Balaam’s Poetic Verses in the Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite Avni Tzvi ed., "משלי בלעם בפירושו של יפת בן עלי הקראי || Balaam’s Poetic Verses in the Commentary of Yefet ben ʿEli the Karaite."Sefunot: Studies and Sources on the History of the Jewish Communities in the East || ספונות: מחקרים ומקורות לתולדות קהילות ישראל במזרח New Series 8 || סדרה חדשה‎, ח (2003 || תשס"ג)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/L9K85CMV

Königspsalmen und karäische Messiaserwartung: Jefet ben Elis Auslegung von Ps 2.72.89.110.132 im Vergleich mit Saadja Gaons Deutung Friedmann Eissler ed., Königspsalmen und karäische Messiaserwartung: Jefet ben Elis Auslegung von Ps 2.72.89.110.132 im Vergleich mit Saadja Gaons Deutung, Texts and Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Judaism (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2002)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/SY57G7L4

Yefet ben Eli’s Translation of the Book of Obadiah || רגומו של יפת בן עלי הקראי לספר עובדיה: מהדורה מוערת ומבוארת Meira Polliack and Eliezer Schlossberg eds., "Yefet ben Eli’s Translation of the Book of Obadiah || רגומו של יפת בן עלי הקראי לספר עובדיה: מהדורה מוערת ומבוארת."Pe‘amim: Studies in Oriental Jewry || פעמים: רבעון לחקר קהילות ישראל במזרח (2001)URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/X6P5AX2X

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