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The En Yaaqov: Jacob ibn Habib's Search for Faith in the Talmudic Corpus

Marjorie Lehman

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After his expulsion from Spain in 1492, Jacob ibn Habib created the En Yaaqov, a collection of Talmudic aggadah , 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. In The En Yaaqov: Jacob ibn Habib's Search for Faith in the Talmudic Corpus author 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. By considering the factors that influenced ibn Habib, Lehman argues that his En Yaaqov was a reaction to the way that the Talmud was perceived and studied during the late medieval period among Spanish Jewry.

Language: English

Pages: 332

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Release: November 30, 2011

ISBN: 0814334806

ISBN 13: 9780814334805

The En Yaaqov: Jacob ibn Habib's Search for Faith in the Talmudic Corpus

Marjorie Lehman

5/5 ( ratings)

After his expulsion from Spain in 1492, Jacob ibn Habib created the En Yaaqov, a collection of Talmudic aggadah , 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. In The En Yaaqov: Jacob ibn Habib's Search for Faith in the Talmudic Corpus author 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. By considering the factors that influenced ibn Habib, Lehman argues that his En Yaaqov was a reaction to the way that the Talmud was perceived and studied during the late medieval period among Spanish Jewry.

Language: English

Pages: 332

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Release: November 30, 2011

ISBN: 0814334806

ISBN 13: 9780814334805

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