Joseph Seniri : Commentary on the Former Prophets: A Critical Edition of the Hebrew Text with Introductory Essays on Grammatical Exegesis in Thirteenth-Century Provence

Kogel, Judith

ISBN 10: 9004255915 / ISBN 13: 9789004255913

Published by Brill, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Joseph Seniri : Commentary on the Former Prophets: A Critical Edition of the Hebrew Text with Introductory Essays on Grammatical Exegesis in Thirteenth-Century Provence
• Publisher: Brill
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 9004255915
• ISBN 13: 9789004255913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book presents the critical edition of Joseph Seniri’s commentary on the Former Prophets. Son of the famous poet Isaac Ha-Seniri, Joseph Seniri lived in Beaucaire at the turn of the thirteenth century. His work, which follows the Provençal tradition of Jewish exegesis combining the teachings of northern France with those of Spain, contains numerous Provençal glosses ( le’azim). Through Kogel’s analysis of the text and the study of the grammatical terminology, it is possible to see the main sources of influence Seniri’s influence: Rashi’s commentary and Ibn Janaḥ’s grammar.

About the Author

Judith Kogel , PhD, is researcher at the Hebrew department of the Institut de recherché et d’histoire des textes (CNRS, Paris). She has published articles on exegesis and grammar and recently coedited En mémoire de Sophie Kessler-Mesguich (Sorbonne Nouvelle 2012).