Wechsler M G (17 results)

paperback. Condition: New. 1st.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1. Pap. 4to. 359 pp. + plates. Slight shelf-wear, else bright and clean. Contained herein are 25 articles (20 in English, 5 in Hebrew) that, like the academic oeuvre of volume's honoree, span a broad array of topics within the fields of Hebraica, Judaica, Islamica, and Biblica. The specific categories represented and the contributions they contain are: biography (Joel L. Kraemer presents a portrait of the honoree; Walter E. Kaegi shares personal reminiscences of Carl Herman Kraeling); text editions and translations, with analysis (Haggai Ben-Shammai analyzes and presents a partial editio princeps of one of the early Judeao-Arabic endeavors to achieve a rapprochement between biblical and Graeco-Arab philosophy; Paul B. Fenton analyzes and publishes the editio princeps of a newly identified esoteric epistle from the hand of David II Maimondies; Mordechai A. Friedman analyzes and offers some new insights on four Geniza letters concerning the transfer of money to the well-known litterateur Judah ha-Levi; Israel M. Sandman analyzes and presents a critical edition of four fragments from Abraham Bar Hayya's Book of Intercalation that represent his harmonization of science and biblical exegesis; Michael G. Wechsler presents an editio princeps of 10 newly identified fragments of Saadia Gaon's commentary on the book of Esther as well an analysis and translation of those fragments, accompanied by an inventory of all known fragments of Saadia's commentary on that book); grammar/lexicography (Joshua Blau surveys certain vocables in Classical Arabic that sometimes have a different meaning in Judaeo-Arabic), exegesis, philosophy, theology, and polemics (Elinoar Bareket surveys the factors underlying the tendency of medieval Jewish writers to identify the names of biblical people and places with contemporary equivalents; Rachel Elior examines the Jewish "realm of memory" surrounding the Day of Atonement.. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. New, still sealed in the publisher's shrink-wrap. Never opened, never read. Small pressure crack in the spine cover inside the wrap.

Paperback. in English and Hebrew. Cover slightly worn on facing. Otherwise pristine 414 pp.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Contained herein are 25 articles (20 in English, 5 in Hebrew) that, like the academic oeuvre of volume's honoree, span a broad array of topics within the fields of Hebraica, Judaica, and Biblica. The specific categories represented and the contributions they contain are: biography (Joel L. Kraemer presents a portrait of the honoree; Walter E. Kaegi shares personal reminiscences of Carl Herman Kraeling); text editions and translations, with analysis (Haggai Ben-Shammai analyzes and publishes a partial editio princeps of one of the early Judeao-Arabic endeavors to achieve a rapprochement between biblical and Graeco-Arab philosophy; Paul B. Fenton analyzes and publishes the editio princeps of a newly identified esoteric epistle from the hand of David II Maimondies; Mordechai A. Friedman analyzes and offers some new insights on four Geniza letters concerning the transfer of money to the well-known litterateur Judah ha-Levi. Israel M. Sandman analyzes and presents a critical edition of four fragments from Abraham Bar Hayya's "Book of Intercalation" that represent his harmonization of science and biblical exegesis; Michael G.Wechsler presents an editio princeps of 10 newly identified fragments of Saadia Gaon's commentary on the book of "Esther" as well an analysis and translation of those fragments, accompanied by an inventory of all known fragments of Saadia's commentary on that book; grammar/lexicography (Joshua Blau surveys certain vocables in Classical Arabic that sometimes have a different meaning in Judaeo-Arabic), exegesis, philosophy, theology, and polemics (Elinoar Bareket surveys the factors underlying the tendency of medieval Jewish writers to identify the names of biblical people and places with contemporary equivalents; Rachel Elior examines the Jewish realm of memory surrounding the "Day of Atonement".Nahem Ilan analyzes Saadia Gaon's interpretation of "Proverbs" 30:10-17 with a view to his anti-Karaite polemical tendency, providing as well a structural outline of Saadia's introduction to "Proverbs"; Eve Krakowski considers the Karaite view of the history of the biblical text and the relevance of this view to their own collective self-conception, including a critical reassessment of the view that the Karaites were influenced by certain "Dead Sea Scroll" texts; Abraham Lipshitz critically assesses the notion that Abraham ibn Ezra held to a Philonic view of an infinitely durative rather than completed act of creation; Meira Polliack analyzes the relationship between Yefet b. Eli and Daniel al-Qmis in their exegetical approaches to biblical prophecy.History of modern scholarship (Maria Angeles Gallego presents an overview of the stages of modern European research - beginning in the 18th century - on medieval Judaeo-Arabic, with specific emphasis on Iberian Spanish scholarship), Jewish socio-cultural history - Moshe Gil provides a glimpse into the state of food commerce in the Geniza community from the evidence of merchants' letters; Joshua Holo considers the evidence for Gershom b. Judah's Italian extraction and its relevance for understanding the origin of Ashkenazic Jewish culture; Benjamin Z. Kedar evaluates the evidence for the timing of the relocation of the Tiberian Yeshiva first to Ramla and then to Jerusalem; Norman A. Stillman provides a comparative survey of the Islamic and Jewish perspectives on corporal modesty); textual criticism (Daniel J. Lasker surveys and assesses the history of a specific textual variation in Judah ha-Levi's Book of the Kuzari). Codicological-textual history (Paul Saenger analyzes the relationship between chapter divisions of the Pentateuch in Christian - especially Latin - Bibles and those in Jewish tradition); "Dead Sea Scrolls" (Anthony J.Tomasino critically evaluates the formation and support data for the current consensus regarding the messianic nature of 4Q246; Michael O. Wi Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1550grams, ISBN:9781885923875. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. multilingual edition. 360 pages. 11.50x8.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. Editor(s): Kraemer, Joel L.; Wechsler, Michael G. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 226 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1451. . 2012. Multilingual. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

paperback. Condition: New. 1st.

Condition: Fine. Envoi rapide Très Bon Etat de conservation intérieur propre bonne tenue. 16 002x1 524x23 622cm. 2005. Broché. 214 pages. Fine.

Condition: New. Editor(s): Kraemer, Joel L.; Wechsler, Michael G. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 226 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1451. . 2012. Multilingual. paperback. . . . .

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Contained herein are 25 articles (20 in English, 5 in Hebrew) that, like the academic oeuvre of volume's honoree, span a broad array of topics within the fields of Hebraica, Judaica, and Biblica. The specific categories represented and the contributions they contain are: biography (Joel L. Kraemer presents a portrait of the honoree; Walter E. Kaegi shares personal reminiscences of Carl Herman Kraeling); text editions and translations, with analysis (Haggai Ben-Shammai analyzes and publishes a partial editio princeps of one of the early Judeao-Arabic endeavors to achieve a rapprochement between biblical and Graeco-Arab philosophy; Paul B. Fenton analyzes and publishes the editio princeps of a newly identified esoteric epistle from the hand of David II Maimondies; Mordechai A. Friedman analyzes and offers some new insights on four Geniza letters concerning the transfer of money to the well-known litterateur Judah ha-Levi. Israel M. Sandman analyzes and presents a critical edition of four fragments from Abraham Bar Hayya's "Book of Intercalation" that represent his harmonization of science and biblical exegesis; Michael G.Wechsler presents an editio princeps of 10 newly identified fragments of Saadia Gaon's commentary on the book of "Esther" as well an analysis and translation of those fragments, accompanied by an inventory of all known fragments of Saadia's commentary on that book; grammar/lexicography (Joshua Blau surveys certain vocables in Classical Arabic that sometimes have a different meaning in Judaeo-Arabic), exegesis, philosophy, theology, and polemics (Elinoar Bareket surveys the factors underlying the tendency of medieval Jewish writers to identify the names of biblical people and places with contemporary equivalents; Rachel Elior examines the Jewish realm of memory surrounding the "Day of Atonement".Nahem Ilan analyzes Saadia Gaon's interpretation of "Proverbs" 30:10-17 with a view to his anti-Karaite polemical tendency, providing as well a structural outline of Saadia's introduction to "Proverbs"; Eve Krakowski considers the Karaite view of the history of the biblical text and the relevance of this view to their own collective self-conception, including a critical reassessment of the view that the Karaites were influenced by certain "Dead Sea Scroll" texts; Abraham Lipshitz critically assesses the notion that Abraham ibn Ezra held to a Philonic view of an infinitely durative rather than completed act of creation; Meira Polliack analyzes the relationship between Yefet b. Eli and Daniel al-Qmis in their exegetical approaches to biblical prophecy.History of modern scholarship (Maria Angeles Gallego presents an overview of the stages of modern European research - beginning in the 18th century - on medieval Judaeo-Arabic, with specific emphasis on Iberian Spanish scholarship), Jewish socio-cultural history - Moshe Gil provides a glimpse into the state of food commerce in the Geniza community from the evidence of merchants' letters; Joshua Holo considers the evidence for Gershom b. Judah's Italian extraction and its relevance for understanding the origin of Ashkenazic Jewish culture; Benjamin Z. Kedar evaluates the evidence for the timing of the relocation of the Tiberian Yeshiva first to Ramla and then to Jerusalem; Norman A. Stillman provides a comparative survey of the Islamic and Jewish perspectives on corporal modesty); textual criticism (Daniel J. Lasker surveys and assesses the history of a specific textual variation in Judah ha-Levi's Book of the Kuzari). Codicological-textual history (Paul Saenger analyzes the relationship between chapter divisions of the Pentateuch in Christian - especially Latin - Bibles and those in Jewish tradition); "Dead Sea Scrolls" (Anthony J.Tomasino critically evaluates the formation and support data for the current consensus regarding the messianic nature of 4Q246; Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. 2006. Paperback. . . . . .

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9789042916487.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. 2006. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.