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Rashi's commentary on the Torah : canonization and resistance in the reception of a Jewish classic /

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The Commentary on the Torah of Rashi (Shlomo Yitzhaki; 1040-1105) stands out as the most important Jewish Bible commentary of all time. The Commentary has shaped perceptions of the meaning of Judaism's foundation document, the Torah, among leading scholars, lay readers, and initiates in Jewish...

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Main Author: Lawee, Eric (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Rashi, > 1040-1105. > Perush Rashi ʻal ha-Torah.
Bible. > Pentateuch > Commentaries.
Bible. > Pentateuch
Perush Rashi ʻal ha-Torah (Rashi)
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Electronic books.
Commentaries
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Summary:The Commentary on the Torah of Rashi (Shlomo Yitzhaki; 1040-1105) stands out as the most important Jewish Bible commentary of all time. The Commentary has shaped perceptions of the meaning of Judaism's foundation document, the Torah, among leading scholars, lay readers, and initiates in Jewish learning for more than nine centuries. It remains the classic commentary on Judaism's classic text. Lawee's book explores how and why the Commentary has left so indelible an imprint on generations of Jews and the processes that turned it into the closest thing Judaism has to a canonical commentary on scr.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780190937867
0190937866
9780190937843
019093784X