Sahl ben Maṣliaḥ (10th c. CE, Jerusalem) was an exegete, scholar of law, and activist defending and promoting the Qaraite interpretation of Judaism. Given the centrality of the Bible and its correct philological interpretation, it is nogreat wonder that he also authored a work on grammar. This work, mentioned in Judah Hadassi’s Eshkol ha-Kofer(12th c. CE), is not extant.
His commentary on the Torah, however, contains grammatical explanations which can give us a rough idea of the terminology he uses and the concepts behind it. In my talk I will present some of my findings and will also addobservations on his style of translation and his take on language in general.
MARDI 23 AVRIL AU PLC EN SALLE 4.05 DE 16H À 17H30
Intervenante : Friederike Schmidt (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich / Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages)
Friederike Schmidt is currently working on an edition and translation of Sahl ben Maṣliaḥ’s (10th c. CE) commentary on Genesis as well as on her dissertation, entitled The Genesis Commentary of the Qaraite Sahl ben Maṣliaḥ (10th c.): The Story of Joseph at the LMU Munich. She holds an MA in Arabic studies with minors in religious studies and political science as well as another MA in interpreting (Arabic, German), both from the University of Leipzig. Before starting her work on Qaraite exegesis she taught Modern Standard Arabic and was involved in several research projects, mainly with a focus on manuscript studies.
Since 2021 she is the teacher for Classical Judeo-Arabic at the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages.
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