Miriam Goldstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 3958327 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miriam Goldstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miriam |
| FAMILY NAME | Goldstein |
| SIGNATURE | GOLDSTEIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7629-4637 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A New Narrative Genre: Bible Exegesis in Judaeo-Arabic in the Tenth Century
This article examines Ya‘qūb al-Qirqisānī’s contribution to the emergence of a new Judaeo-Arabic narrative genre: continuous, verse-based biblical exegesis in the early tenth century. Focusing on his Book of Gardens and Parks and its commentary on Genesis 18–20, the study highlights Qirqisānī’s distinctive narrative strategies: selective engagement with verses, theological digressions, intertextual discussions, and innovative Judaeo-Arabic paraph…
Judeo-Arabic Parody of the Life of Jesus: The Toledot Yeshu Helene Narrative
Miriam Goldstein provides the first-ever examination of the Judeo-Arabic versions of Toledot Yeshu (TY), the notorious parody of the life of Jesus originating in Late Antiquity, as well as a full edition and translation of Judeo-Arabic TY texts from their earliest fragmentary witnesses through their early modern copies. The author illuminates the historical and literary development of the Judeo-Arabic TY texts, retelling the story of this long-li…
Jesus in Arabic, Jesus in Judeo-Arabic: The Origins of the Helene Version of the Jewish "Life of Jesus" (Toledot Yeshu)
The polemical anti-Christian narrative Toledot Yeshu (henceforth, TY) is the earliest freestanding composition written by Jews against central tenets of Christianity. Broadly speaking, the narrative is a subversive rendering of central aspects of the life of Jesus and was composed at some point during Late Antiquity or the early Islamic period. This article discusses the origins of the long ("Helene") version of this polemical parody, which was w…
Early Judeo-Arabic Birth Narratives in the Polemical Story “Life of Jesus” (Toledot Yeshu)
This is a first-time presentation of the initial section of the Toledot Yeshu (TY) narrative describing the birth and early life of Jesus in Judeo-Arabic, a text with important implications for current research on TY. First, the origin of the birth narrative has been debated in recent scholarship on the Hebrew versions of TY. The existence of this lengthy Judeo-Arabic birth narrative, preserved in two manuscripts belonging to the Russian National…
Maternal emotional feeding practices and adolescent daughters' emotional eating: Mediating roles of avoidant and preoccupied coping
Abraham b. Ezra’s ‘spirantized peh in the Arabic language’: The rules of grammar versus the requirements of exegesis and polemic
Abraham b. Ezra’s use of the phrase ‘spirantized peh [ peh rafah ] in the Arabic language’ paralleling the function of the Biblical Hebrew vav with that of the Arabic fā’ has long been viewed as perplexing: often the proposed syntactic function does not accord with the usage of the classical Arabic conjunction fa- . Ibn Ezra had Judeo-Arabic usage in mind, where fā’ takes on numerous functions beyond the strict boundaries of classical Arabic – an…
Karaite Exegesis in Medieval Jerusalem: The Judeo-Arabic Pentateuch Commentary of Yusuf ibn Nuh and Abu al-Faraj Harun
Miriam Goldstein's book is an ambitious study of a significant work composed by two leaders of the community of Karaite scholars living in Jerusalem (10th/11th c. C.E.). Yūsuf ibn Nūh, a grammarian and revered teacher of this scholarly community, authored a lengthy commentary on the Pentateuch, which was revised and updated by his student Abu al-Faraj Harun. Goldstein examines the historical background of the composition and its reception, as wel…
Karaite Exegesis in Medieval Jerusalem: The Judeo-Arabic Pentateuch Commentary of Yusuf ibn Nuh and Abu al-Faraj Harun
Miriam Goldstein's book is an ambitious study of a significant work composed by two leaders of the community of Karaite scholars living in Jerusalem (10th/11th c. C.E.). Yūsuf ibn Nūh, a grammarian and revered teacher of this scholarly community, authored a lengthy commentary on the Pentateuch, which was revised and updated by his student Abu al-Faraj Harun. Goldstein examines the historical background of the composition and its reception, as wel…
Abraham b. Ezra’s ‘spirantized peh in the Arabic language’: The rules of grammar versus the requirements of exegesis and polemic
Abraham b. Ezra’s use of the phrase ‘spirantized peh [ peh rafah ] in the Arabic language’ paralleling the function of the Biblical Hebrew vav with that of the Arabic fā’ has long been viewed as perplexing: often the proposed syntactic function does not accord with the usage of the classical Arabic conjunction fa- . Ibn Ezra had Judeo-Arabic usage in mind, where fā’ takes on numerous functions beyond the strict boundaries of classical Arabic – an…
Maternal emotional feeding practices and adolescent daughters' emotional eating: Mediating roles of avoidant and preoccupied coping
Early Judeo-Arabic Birth Narratives in the Polemical Story “Life of Jesus” (Toledot Yeshu)
This is a first-time presentation of the initial section of the Toledot Yeshu (TY) narrative describing the birth and early life of Jesus in Judeo-Arabic, a text with important implications for current research on TY. First, the origin of the birth narrative has been debated in recent scholarship on the Hebrew versions of TY. The existence of this lengthy Judeo-Arabic birth narrative, preserved in two manuscripts belonging to the Russian National…
Jesus in Arabic, Jesus in Judeo-Arabic: The Origins of the Helene Version of the Jewish "Life of Jesus" (Toledot Yeshu)
The polemical anti-Christian narrative Toledot Yeshu (henceforth, TY) is the earliest freestanding composition written by Jews against central tenets of Christianity. Broadly speaking, the narrative is a subversive rendering of central aspects of the life of Jesus and was composed at some point during Late Antiquity or the early Islamic period. This article discusses the origins of the long ("Helene") version of this polemical parody, which was w…
Judeo-Arabic Parody of the Life of Jesus: The Toledot Yeshu Helene Narrative
Miriam Goldstein provides the first-ever examination of the Judeo-Arabic versions of Toledot Yeshu (TY), the notorious parody of the life of Jesus originating in Late Antiquity, as well as a full edition and translation of Judeo-Arabic TY texts from their earliest fragmentary witnesses through their early modern copies. The author illuminates the historical and literary development of the Judeo-Arabic TY texts, retelling the story of this long-li…
A New Narrative Genre: Bible Exegesis in Judaeo-Arabic in the Tenth Century
This article examines Ya‘qūb al-Qirqisānī’s contribution to the emergence of a new Judaeo-Arabic narrative genre: continuous, verse-based biblical exegesis in the early tenth century. Focusing on his Book of Gardens and Parks and its commentary on Genesis 18–20, the study highlights Qirqisānī’s distinctive narrative strategies: selective engagement with verses, theological digressions, intertextual discussions, and innovative Judaeo-Arabic paraph…
Archaeology and Historical Studies (5 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (5 works) · Arabic (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Exegesis (3 works) · History (3 works)