The Land Is Mine: Sephardi Jews and Bible Commentary in the Renaissance

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Andrew D. Berns, "The Land Is Mine: Sephardi Jews and Bible Commentary in the Renaissance "
English | ISBN: 0812253698 | 2022 | 224 pages | PDF | 4 MB

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.



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