Gender equality in Yefet Ben Eli's commentary and karaite Halakhah
Researching the translation and commentary of the tenth century Karaite scholar and exegete Yefet ben ʿElī on the Book of Proverbs, numerous statements that seemed to ring with egalitarianism were found. Some of these statements found in Yefet's commentary on wisdom literature and biblical narr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
[2013]
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AJS review
Year: 2013, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-74 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Yefet ben ʿEli, ha-Leṿi ca. 10. Jh.
/ Egalitarianism
/ Gender
/ Halacha
B Karaites / Equal rights / Divorce / Woman / Poetry |
| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism |
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| Summary: | Researching the translation and commentary of the tenth century Karaite scholar and exegete Yefet ben ʿElī on the Book of Proverbs, numerous statements that seemed to ring with egalitarianism were found. Some of these statements found in Yefet's commentary on wisdom literature and biblical narrative will be examined in this article. One case in which he speculates on biblical Hebrew syntax will also be examined. Gender equality in Yefet's work is anchored in the principle of logical inference, also known as analogy, qiyās, which served as one of the three major sources for the determination of Karaite halakhah. This article includes also a brief discussion of the role of qiyās in Karaite halakhah on marriage, divorce, and inheritance laws. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4541 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0364009413000032 |