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Schwartz, Dov

Schwartz, Dov Commentary on the Kuzari: Heshek Shelomo by R. Shelomo Ben Yehuda of Lunel. Annotated Critical Edition with Introduction . Ramat-Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2007, 550 pp., Hebrew. Commentary on Yesod Mora: The Commentary of Mordekhai ben Eliezer Komtiyano on R. Abraham Ibn Ezra’s Yesod Mora. Annotated Critical Edition with Introduction . Ramat-Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2010, 214 pp., Hebrew. Dov Schwartz, one of today’s most prominent scholars of medieval Jewish thought, has produced annotated critical editions of commentaries by two fifteenth century Jewish thinkers. R. Shelomo of Lunel lived in Provence; R. Mordekhai ben Eliezer Komtiyano lived in Adrianople and Constantinople during the period that rule of the area changed from the Byzantines to the Ottomans. To the best of my knowledge, these two thinkers are rarely mentioned in the research literature, a fact that in itself suggests the great contribution Schwartz has made by helping bring to light in critical editions these generally overlooked volumes. The titles of both books start with the Hebrew words Peirūsh Qadmōn (lit. Ancient commentary). The scribe of Heshek Shelomo gave this title to his book, and Schwartz borrowed it for the critical edition of Komtiyano. Alongside Schwartz’s introductions, which I will http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Review of Rabbinic Judaism Brill

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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Book Reviews
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1568-4857
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1570-0704
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10.1163/15700704-12341263
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Commentary on the Kuzari: Heshek Shelomo by R. Shelomo Ben Yehuda of Lunel. Annotated Critical Edition with Introduction . Ramat-Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2007, 550 pp., Hebrew. Commentary on Yesod Mora: The Commentary of Mordekhai ben Eliezer Komtiyano on R. Abraham Ibn Ezra’s Yesod Mora. Annotated Critical Edition with Introduction . Ramat-Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2010, 214 pp., Hebrew. Dov Schwartz, one of today’s most prominent scholars of medieval Jewish thought, has produced annotated critical editions of commentaries by two fifteenth century Jewish thinkers. R. Shelomo of Lunel lived in Provence; R. Mordekhai ben Eliezer Komtiyano lived in Adrianople and Constantinople during the period that rule of the area changed from the Byzantines to the Ottomans. To the best of my knowledge, these two thinkers are rarely mentioned in the research literature, a fact that in itself suggests the great contribution Schwartz has made by helping bring to light in critical editions these generally overlooked volumes. The titles of both books start with the Hebrew words Peirūsh Qadmōn (lit. Ancient commentary). The scribe of Heshek Shelomo gave this title to his book, and Schwartz borrowed it for the critical edition of Komtiyano. Alongside Schwartz’s introductions, which I will

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Review of Rabbinic JudaismBrill

Published: Jan 27, 2014

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