The en Yaaqov Jacob Ibn Habib's Search for Faith in the Talmudic Corpus |
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| Author:
| Lehman, Marjorie |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8143-3480-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $52.99 |
Book Description:
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After his expulsion from Spain in 1492, Jacob ibn Habib created the En Yaaqov, a collection of Talmudic aggadah (non-legal material), by removing the majority of the Talmud's legal portions but preserving the chapter order of the remaining material and adding his own introduction and running commentary. Marjorie Lehman argues that the En Yaaqov's anthologizer, Jacob ibn Habib, purposely sought to create a Talmud "look-alike" in order to prove that Judaism's foundational legal tract...
More DescriptionAfter his expulsion from Spain in 1492, Jacob ibn Habib created the En Yaaqov, a collection of Talmudic aggadah (non-legal material), by removing the majority of the Talmud's legal portions but preserving the chapter order of the remaining material and adding his own introduction and running commentary. Marjorie Lehman argues that the En Yaaqov's anthologizer, Jacob ibn Habib, purposely sought to create a Talmud "look-alike" in order to prove that Judaism's foundational legal tract could also be seen as a theological document.