Moritz Steinschneider. The Hebrew Translations of the Middle Ages and the Jews as Transmitters

This book updates and translates a great work of 19th century Jewish scholarship. It presents an authoritative account of the transmission and development of Arabic and Latin, and, by way of those languages, Greek culture to Medieval and Renaissance era Jews.

This book deals with medieval Jewish authors who wrote in Arabic, such as Moses Maimonides, Judah Halevi, and Solomon Ibn Gabirol, as well as the Hebrew translations and commentaries of Judaeo-Arabic philosophy. It brings up to date a part of Moritz Steinschneider's monumental *Die hebraeischen Uebersetzungen des Mittelalters und die Juden als Dolmetscher * (The Hebrew Translations of the Middle Ages and the Jews as Transmitters), which was first published in 1893 and remains to this day the authoritative account of the transmission and development of Arabic and Latin, and, by way of those languages, Greek culture to medieval and renaissance Jews.

In the work presented here, Steinschneider's bibliography has been updated, some of his scholarly judgments have been judiciously revised and an exhaustive listing of pertinent Hebrew manuscripts and their whereabouts has been provided. The volume opens with a long essay that describes the origin and genesis of Die Hebraeischen Übersetzungen , and with Steinschneider's prefaces to the French and German versions of his work.

This publication is the first in a projected series that translates, updates and, where necessary, revises parts of Steinschneider's bio-bibliographical classic. Historians of medieval culture and philosophy, and also scholars of the transmission of classical culture to Muslims, Christians, and Jews, will find this volume indispensable.

Provides indispensible reference work for "The Hebrew Translations of the Middle Ages" Contains classic reference for the history of science and philosophy among the Jews Offers an update and translation of the greatest work of the Jewish scholarship of the 19th century Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Contenu

1. Editors' Preface.- 2. Editors' Introduction: The Genesis of Die hebraeischen Uebersetzungen des Mittelalters.- 3. The French Mémoire of The Hebrew Translations of the Middle Ages.- 4. Die hebraeischen Uebersetzungen des Mittelalters. Preface.- 5. General Remarks.- 6. Part One. Philosophy. Chapter Three. Jews.- 7. Appendix -- Conspectus of the Contents of Die Hebraeischen Uebersetzungen des Mittelalters.- 8. Manuscript Index.-9. Name and Subject Index.