Search Scripture Well - Karaite Exegetes and the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East

This book describes the Karaite contribution to the development of Jewish biblical exegesis in the Islamic East during the tenth century. Comprising a series of linked, thematic studies, it includes extensive selections from manuscript sources in Judeo-Arabic with English translation.

About the author

Daniel Frank, Ph.D. (1991), Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the Ohio State University. His research focuses on Karaism; he has edited The Jews of Medieval Islam (Brill, 1995).

Product details

• Authors: Allen J Frank, Allen J. Frank
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.06.2004
• EAN: 9789004139022
• ISBN: 978-90-04-13902-2
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 245 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 826 g
• Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéva
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism