Rabbi Eliezer of Beaugency, Commentaries on Amos and Jonah (W... - 9781580443036

Rabbi Eliezer of Beaugency, Commentaries on Amos and Jonah (With Selections from Isaiah and Ezekiel)Author(s): Robert A Harris\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Medieval Institute Publications, United States\nImprint: Medieval Institute Publications\nISBN-13: 9781580443036, 978-1580443036\nSynopsis\nRabbi Eliezer of Beaugency represents the pinnacle of twelfth-century rabbinic exegesis of the Bible. A proponent of the literal school, Eliezer completely abandoned traditional rabbinic midrash in his explication of biblical texts, and innovated a literary approach that anticipated the fruits of modern scholarship in virtually every paragraph. This volume presents, for the first time in English translation, an extended window into the oeuvre of this master interpreter.