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Author:   Mordechai Z. Cohen (Yeshiva University, New York)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.00cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9781108470292

ISBN 10:   1108470297
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   29 April 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Dedication; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. A new program of Peshat ('plain sense' exegesis); 2. 'Settling' the words of scripture using Midrash; 3: St Bruno on psalms – precedent for Rashi?; 3: St Bruno on psalms – precedent for Rashi?; 4. Comparison to the Andalusian exegetical school; 5. Comparison to the Byzantine exegetical school; 6. Rashi's literary sensibilities and Latin Grammatica; 7. Rashi's notion of 'the poet' (ha-meshorer) in Latin context; 8. Joseph Qara and Rashbam: Peshat legacy in Northern France; 9. Literary sensibilities of Peshat within a Latin context; Bibliography; General index; Index of scriptural references; Index of rabbinic sources.

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'... Cohen's handsomely produced book [is] a highly informative, extremely fastidious exploration of important developments in biblical scholarship in the central Middle Ages and their complex intra- and interreligious interlacings.' Eric Lawee, Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies

'… Cohen's handsomely produced book [is] a highly informative, extremely fastidious exploration of important developments in biblical scholarship in the central Middle Ages and their complex intra- and interreligious interlacings.' Eric Lawee, Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies

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Mordechai Z. Cohen, author of Three Approaches to Biblical Metaphor (2003), Opening the Gates of Interpretation (2011), and The Rule of Peshat (2020), is a recognized expert on Jewish Bible interpretation in its Muslim and Christian cultural contexts. He has taught at universities in the US, Israel, Europe, and China.

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