Rashi (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization) (English

Rashi (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization) (English and Hebrew Edition)

To this day, the commentaries on the Bible and Talmud written by the eleventh-century scholar known as Rashi remain unsurpassed. His influence on Jewish thinking was, and still is, significant. His commentary on the Pentateuch was the first Hebrew book to be printed, giving rise to hundreds of supercommentaries. Christian scholars, too, have relied heavily on his explanations of biblical texts. In this volume Avraham Grossman presents a masterly survey of the social and cultural background to Rashi's work and pulls together the strands of information available on his life, his personality, his reputation during his lifetime, and his influence as a teacher. He discusses each of his main commentaries in turn, including such aspects as his sources, his interpretative method, his innovations, and his style and language. Attention is also given to his halakhic monographs, responsa, and liturgical poems. Despite Rashi's importance as a scholar and the vast literature published about him, two central questions remain essentially unanswered: what was Rashi's world-view, and was he a conservative or a revolutionary?

Professor Grossman considers these points at length, and his in-depth analysis of Rashi's world-view - particularly his understanding of Jewish uniqueness, Jewish values, and Jewish society - leads to conclusions that are likely to stimulate much debate.
Country USA
Brand OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Manufacturer The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781906764616
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Manufacturer	The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781906764616
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Rashi (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization) (English and Hebrew Edition)

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