Eran Viezel
Biographic Data
| ID | 1424153 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eran Viezel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eran |
| FAMILY NAME | Viezel |
| SIGNATURE | VIEZEL E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8497-0893 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Abraham Ibn Ezra's Account of the Composition of the Torah
Critical biblical scholarship emerged in the early modern period, yet scholars frequently search for precursors to it among medieval commentators – and many mention Abraham Ibn Ezra in this context. In several places Ibn Ezra claims that there are verses in the Torah that were added to it after the time of Moses, and some major thinkers and scholars in the early modern period were influenced by these remarks. However, this belief of Ibn Ezras is …
On the medieval rabbinic assumption that the early sages knew the peshat
Medieval peshat commentary constitutes a new stage in the history of Jewish biblical exegesis. Despite many points of continuity, it is customary in academic research to distinguish this approach from those of previous periods. The essential difference between these eras lies in the use of the peshat method, specifically the commentator's awareness of its methodological principles and commitment to them. It is therefore interesting that medieval …
The Rise and Fall of Jewish Philological Exegesis on the Bible in the Middle Ages
In the course of the ninth century ce Jewish intellectuals in the Babylonian cultural sphere began to interpret the Bible literally, on the basis of language, syntax, and context. This hermeneutic method, called peshat exegesis spread from the East to the West and reached its apex in the twelfth century in northern France. However, the peshat method of interpretation flourished for a short time only and then declined, first in lands under the rul…
Textual criticism of the Bible in the writings of Jacob Reifmann
Jacob Reifmann (Poland, 1818-1895), one of the most fascinating figures of the Enlightenment in Eastern Europe, was a prolific scholar and intellectual whose books and articles cover a variety of subjects in Jewish intellectual history. Most of the scholars - scholars of Reifmann's work and scholars of Jewish biblical research during the Enlightenment - usually present him as someone who worked extensively on the biblical text and proposed hundre…
Radical Jewish Study of the Masoretic Text during the Enlightenment Period
During the Enlightenment period, Jewish scholars began addressing the issue of textual criticism. Few of these took a radical approach to this question, the most prominent being Joshua Heschel Schorr, Abraham Krochmal, and Elimelech Bezredḳi, whose writings are replete with thousands of textual emendations. This article seeks to examine this fascinating but neglected chapter in the history of the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible. It discusse…
The Anxiety of Influence”
Rashbam's approach to Rashi's commentary on the Torah is characterized by contrasts: originality and continuity, independence and dependence, open admiration and flagrant aggression. Scholars have clarified various aspects of this complex stance, yet their analyses do not provide a comprehensive explanation for it. This article argues that Rashbam's approach to Rashi's commentary is not based on methodological principles alone, but also includes …
Context, Harmonization, and the Uniqueness of the Commentaries to the Book of Chronicles
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
R. Judah he-Hasid or R. Moshe Zaltman
In the year 1975, I.S. Lange published an anthology of commentaries entitled Commentaries on the Torah of R. Judah he-Hasid . In three of the commentaries included in this collection, the exegete suggests that the Torah includes post-Mosaic interpolations. In an additional passage, the commentator maintains that David removed psalms from the Torah and incorporated them into the book of Psalms. Some Orthodox rabbis found these comments to be heret…
The Secret of the Popularity of Rashi’s Commentary on the Torah
How can we account for the popularity of Rashi’s commentary on Torah? Scholars have suggested that Rashi’s personality and his public and literary activities, on the one hand, and the special style of his commentary, on the other, account for the popularity of the commentary. The author proposes that in addition to these factors, it was a unique methodology that caused Rashi’s Torah commentary to become so universally loved: Rashi explained the T…
Targum Onkelos in Rashi’s Exegetical Consciousness
The widespread argument that Rashi sometimes criticized the way in which Targum Onkelos translated the Hebrew verses is fundamentally wrong. Rather, Rashi was aware that Targum Onkelos did not always translate literally. Rashi saw a connection between the character of the Targum and its origin and addressees. This article compares the place of Targum Onkelos in Rashi’s exegesis with that of other sources he used and examines specific items from h…
Ezra katav sifro veyahas shel divrey ha-yamim 'ad lo… uman 'askeh? Nehemiah ben-Hakalya
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi and their Role in the Composition of Chronicles
Various medieval commentaries refer to the Prophets Haggai Zechariah and Malachi as somewhat contributors to the composition of the book of Chronicles. However, researchers have failed to acknowledge this tradition. The paper aims to reveal the principles of this tradition, the polemical motivations that brought it about, its origins, the manner in which it was passed from one commentator to the next and its place in the commentaries where it is …
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Ezra katav sifro veyahas shel divrey ha-yamim 'ad lo… uman 'askeh? Nehemiah ben-Hakalya
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi and their Role in the Composition of Chronicles
Various medieval commentaries refer to the Prophets Haggai Zechariah and Malachi as somewhat contributors to the composition of the book of Chronicles. However, researchers have failed to acknowledge this tradition. The paper aims to reveal the principles of this tradition, the polemical motivations that brought it about, its origins, the manner in which it was passed from one commentator to the next and its place in the commentaries where it is …
Targum Onkelos in Rashi’s Exegetical Consciousness
The widespread argument that Rashi sometimes criticized the way in which Targum Onkelos translated the Hebrew verses is fundamentally wrong. Rather, Rashi was aware that Targum Onkelos did not always translate literally. Rashi saw a connection between the character of the Targum and its origin and addressees. This article compares the place of Targum Onkelos in Rashi’s exegesis with that of other sources he used and examines specific items from h…
The Secret of the Popularity of Rashi’s Commentary on the Torah
How can we account for the popularity of Rashi’s commentary on Torah? Scholars have suggested that Rashi’s personality and his public and literary activities, on the one hand, and the special style of his commentary, on the other, account for the popularity of the commentary. The author proposes that in addition to these factors, it was a unique methodology that caused Rashi’s Torah commentary to become so universally loved: Rashi explained the T…
Context, Harmonization, and the Uniqueness of the Commentaries to the Book of Chronicles
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
R. Judah he-Hasid or R. Moshe Zaltman
In the year 1975, I.S. Lange published an anthology of commentaries entitled Commentaries on the Torah of R. Judah he-Hasid . In three of the commentaries included in this collection, the exegete suggests that the Torah includes post-Mosaic interpolations. In an additional passage, the commentator maintains that David removed psalms from the Torah and incorporated them into the book of Psalms. Some Orthodox rabbis found these comments to be heret…
Radical Jewish Study of the Masoretic Text during the Enlightenment Period
During the Enlightenment period, Jewish scholars began addressing the issue of textual criticism. Few of these took a radical approach to this question, the most prominent being Joshua Heschel Schorr, Abraham Krochmal, and Elimelech Bezredḳi, whose writings are replete with thousands of textual emendations. This article seeks to examine this fascinating but neglected chapter in the history of the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible. It discusse…
The Anxiety of Influence”
Rashbam's approach to Rashi's commentary on the Torah is characterized by contrasts: originality and continuity, independence and dependence, open admiration and flagrant aggression. Scholars have clarified various aspects of this complex stance, yet their analyses do not provide a comprehensive explanation for it. This article argues that Rashbam's approach to Rashi's commentary is not based on methodological principles alone, but also includes …
The Rise and Fall of Jewish Philological Exegesis on the Bible in the Middle Ages
In the course of the ninth century ce Jewish intellectuals in the Babylonian cultural sphere began to interpret the Bible literally, on the basis of language, syntax, and context. This hermeneutic method, called peshat exegesis spread from the East to the West and reached its apex in the twelfth century in northern France. However, the peshat method of interpretation flourished for a short time only and then declined, first in lands under the rul…
Textual criticism of the Bible in the writings of Jacob Reifmann
Jacob Reifmann (Poland, 1818-1895), one of the most fascinating figures of the Enlightenment in Eastern Europe, was a prolific scholar and intellectual whose books and articles cover a variety of subjects in Jewish intellectual history. Most of the scholars - scholars of Reifmann's work and scholars of Jewish biblical research during the Enlightenment - usually present him as someone who worked extensively on the biblical text and proposed hundre…
On the medieval rabbinic assumption that the early sages knew the peshat
Medieval peshat commentary constitutes a new stage in the history of Jewish biblical exegesis. Despite many points of continuity, it is customary in academic research to distinguish this approach from those of previous periods. The essential difference between these eras lies in the use of the peshat method, specifically the commentator's awareness of its methodological principles and commitment to them. It is therefore interesting that medieval …
Abraham Ibn Ezra's Account of the Composition of the Torah
Critical biblical scholarship emerged in the early modern period, yet scholars frequently search for precursors to it among medieval commentators – and many mention Abraham Ibn Ezra in this context. In several places Ibn Ezra claims that there are verses in the Torah that were added to it after the time of Moses, and some major thinkers and scholars in the early modern period were influenced by these remarks. However, this belief of Ibn Ezras is …
Art (11 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (10 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (9 works) · Literature (9 works) · History (8 works) · Judaism (7 works) · Theology (7 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (6 works) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (5 works)