Hebrew Poetry from Late Antiquity Liturgical Poems of Yehudah. Critical Edition with Introduction and Commentary |
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| Author:
| van Bekkum, Wout |
| Series title: | Arbeiten Zur Geschichte des Antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-11216-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $204.95 |
Book Description:
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This text edition of liturgical poems of the synagogue poet Yehudah provides a unique corpus of Hebrew compositions based on manuscript fragments from the Genizah collection. Yehudah's poetry reflects the importance of Hebrew poetry from the liturgy of the synagogue in early Palestinian Judaism. This study highlights the historical and literary context of Yehudah's poetry against the background of Byzantine Jewry.
This text edition of liturgical poems of the synagogue poet Yehudah provides a unique corpus of Hebrew compositions based on manuscript fragments from the Genizah collection. Yehudah's poetry reflects the importance of Hebrew poetry from the liturgy of the synagogue in early Palestinian Judaism. This study highlights the historical and literary context of Yehudah's poetry against the background of Byzantine Jewry.