1st Edition

Deconstructing the Bible Abraham ibn Ezra's Introduction to the Torah

By Irene Lancaster Copyright 2003
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Deconstructing the Bible  represents the first attempt by a single author to place the great Spanish Jewish Hebrew bible exegete, philosopher, poet, astronomer, astrologer and scientist Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1164) in his complete contextual environment. It charts his unusual travels and discusses changes and contradictions in his hermeneutic approach, analysing his vision of the future for... Read more

1. The Biography of Abraham Ibn Ezra  2. A History of the Scholarly Work on Ibn Ezra  3. Classical and Mediaeval Jewish Approaches to Text  4. Early Christian Hermeneutics  5. Muslim Hermeneutics  6. The Karaites  7. The Ge'onim  8. Introduction to the Torah: Translation and Commentary  9. Ibn Ezra's Philosophical Grammar

Biography

Irene Lancaster is a Biblical scholar and regular contributor to Christian Today. She is Co-Chair with Lord Rowan Williams of the Anglican-Jewish Conversation Group, and Chair of Broughton Park Jewish Christian Dialogue Group, UK. Her most recent book is an English translation of Rabbi Shear Yashuv Cohen: Between War and Peace by Yedidya HaCohen and Yechiel Frisch. She has also contributed to Rowan Williams’ A Century of Poetry.

'A most welcome study of a remarkable man who modern scholars have not taken time to recognize sufficiently.' - The Jerusalem Post

'This is an excellent book ... for serious readers looking for a thorough treatment of Ibn Ezra and his influences, this work is ideal.' - Jewish Chronicle