Commentary on the Song of Songs: And Other Kabbalistic Commentaries

by Rabbi Ezra Ben Solomon of Gerona, Seth Brody (Editor)

Overview

The commentary of Rabbi Ezra ben Solomon of Gerona (d. ca. 1245) on the Song of Songs is one of the most important texts of the first clearly identified circle of Kabbalists, those operating in the Catalonian town of Gerona at the middle of the thirteenth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580440004
Publisher:	Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date:	04/01/1999
Series:	TEAMS Commentary Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Seth Brody was an assistant professor of Religion at Haverford College, who specialized in Jewish spirituality.

Table of Contents

Preface A Note on Sources On Reading Kabbalistic Texts Ezra ben Solomon of Gerona Commentary on the Song of Songs Editor's Note Introduction Text Zohar Hadash: Commentary on Lamentations Introduction The Hidden Midrash to the Book of Lamentations R. Bahya ben Asher of Saragossa Commentary on Genesis 1:1-2 Introduction Text