A Biblical Translation in the Making: The Evolution and Impact of Saadia Gaon's Tafsīr

by Richard Steiner

In his youth, R. Saadia Gaon (882-942 CE) dreamed of publishing a new translation of the Torah for Arabic-speaking Jews to replace the overly literal ones in vogue at the time. It would be a proper translation, conforming to the tenets of both traditional Judaism and contemporary philosophy--not to mention the canons of Arabic grammar and style. Saadia's interest in this project was not purely academic. Rabbinic Judaism was under attack from Karaite...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674033353
• ISBN13: 9780674033351
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"