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Rashi's Commentary on the Torah: Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a Jewish Classic

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Rashi's Commentary on the Torah: Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a Jewish Classic - Lawee, Eric, Professor
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The Commentary on the Torah of Rashi (Shlomo Yitzhaki; 1040-1105) stands out as the most important Jewish Bible commentary of all time. The Commentary has shaped perceptions of the meaning of Judaism's foundation document, the Torah, among leading scholars, lay readers, and initiates in Jewish learning for more than nine centuries. It remains the classic commentary on Judaism's classic text. Lawee's book explores how and why the Commentary has left so indelible an imprint on generations of Jews and the processes that ...

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Rashi's Commentary on the Torah: Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a Jewish Classic 2021, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780197584354

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Rashi's Commentary on the Torah: Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a Jewish Classic 2019, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780190937836

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