The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben Ò…li on the Book of Proverbs
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Ilana Sasson, instructor at Sacred Heart University and JTS alumna, discusses her new critical edition of a key Arabic translation and commentary on the book of Proverbs. Working in the 10th century, Yefet ben Ò…li ha-LeviÓ³ commentary attests to his rationalistic and revisionist ideology and egalitarian approach.
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