Title The land is mine : Sephardi Jews and Bible commentary in the Renaissance / Andrew D. Berns

Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022] ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (216 pages) Series Jewish culture and contexts Jewish culture and contexts. Contents Introduction -- Life in the city -- Life in the country -- "The root of the entire Torah" -- Pastoralists and agriculturalists at odds -- Greed and the land -- Epilogue Summary "After their expulsion from Spain in 1492, Sephardi Jews such as Isaac Abravanel, Abraham Saba, and Isaac Arama wrote biblical commentaries that stressed the significance of land. They interpreted Judaism as a tradition whose best expression and ultimate fulfillment took place away from cities and in rural settings. Iberian-Jewish authors rooted their moral teachings in an ethical treatment of the natural world, elucidating ancient agricultural laws and scrutinizing the physical context and built environments of Bible stories. The Land Is Mine asks what inspired this and suggests that the answer lies not in timeless exegetical or theological trends, but in the material realities of late medieval and early modern Iberia, during a period of drastic changes in land use. The book uses a highly traditional source base in a decidedly untraditional way. In Jewish Studies, Andrew D. Berns observes, biblical commentary is typically studied as an intramural activity. Though scholars have conceded that Jewish scriptural exegesis welcomes material and ideas from other fields and traditions, little to no work treats premodern Hebrew Bible commentary as also drawing upon Classical and Christian sources as well as contemporary writings on land management and political economy. Abravanel, Saba, and Arama were engaged with questions that had broad resonance during their lives: the proper way to treat the land, the best occupations to pursue, and the ideal setting for human community. Scriptural commentary was the forum in which they addressed these problems and posed solutions to them."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Andrew D. Berns is Associate Professor of History at the University of South Carolina Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on September 8, 2022) SUBJECT Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Iberian Peninsula -- History -- 15th century Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Iberian Peninsula -- History -- 16th century Bible. Old Testament -- Commentaries -- History and criticism Commentaries series fast Bible fast Bible. Old Testament fast Subject Jews -- Iberian Peninsula -- History -- 15th century Jews -- Iberian Peninsula -- History -- 16th century Land use -- Iberian Peninsula -- History -- 15th century Land use -- Iberian Peninsula -- History -- 16th century Land use -- Biblical teaching Land use in the Bible. Jews Land use Land use -- Biblical teaching Land use in the Bible Europe -- Iberian Peninsula Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780812298314 0812298314

Other Titles Sephardi Jews and Bible commentary in the Renaissance

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