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Saadia's commentary on the servant passage of Is 52:13-53:12 presents one of the oldest anti-messianic interpretations of Isaiah's passage. This first time edition and translation of his commentary, found among manuscripts from Cairo Geniza, unveils Saadia's way of reasoning and his struggle against all kind of apocalyptic ideas threatening the Jewish community of his time. Salmon ben Yeruham and Yefet ben Eli tried to oppose his interpretation by using traditional messianic categories. Their commentaries, edited and translated (Salmon, for the first time in English) on the basis of more…mehr

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Saadia's commentary on the servant passage of Is 52:13-53:12 presents one of the oldest anti-messianic interpretations of Isaiah's passage. This first time edition and translation of his commentary, found among manuscripts from Cairo Geniza, unveils Saadia's way of reasoning and his struggle against all kind of apocalyptic ideas threatening the Jewish community of his time. Salmon ben Yeruham and Yefet ben Eli tried to oppose his interpretation by using traditional messianic categories. Their commentaries, edited and translated (Salmon, for the first time in English) on the basis of more manuscripts than previous editions, represent the Karaite expectation of a saviour for Israel in exile. Both believe that the servant of Isaiah's passage is an anticipated figure of the awaited liberator. As a result, we have three exegetical masterpieces of this vital passage in Isaiah.
Autorenporträt
The Editor: Joseph Alobaidi is a biblical scholar, living in Fribourg/Switzerland, whose main interest involves the study of biblical exegeses across the centuries, the judeo-arabic commentaries in particular, and the promotion of a faithful understanding of the Holy Scriptures.
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«Alobaidi's fine edition and illuminating comparative study occupies an important place in the resurgence of Karaite studies.» (Meira Polliack, Journal of Theological Studies)
«Alobaidi's book provides an important resource for the study of Jewish exegesis between the ninth and eleventh centuries ce. [...] Alobaidi's book affords an excellent tool for both the study of the history of Jewish biblical exegesis and the history of interpretation of the book of Isaiah.» (Francisco V. Munoz, Religious Studies Review)
«This is a most useful resource for the history of exegesis.» (A. Gelston, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament)
«Alobaidi is to be congratulated on bringing these texts to the attention of biblical and rabbinical scholarship.» (Internationale Zeitschriftenschau für Bibelwissenschaft und Grenzgebiete)