Dropsie College Theses
Date of Award
Spring 4-29-1969
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
First Advisor
Professor Corriente
Third Advisor
Leon Nemoy
Abstract
Little is known about Yefet b. 'Ali (or, as he is known by his Arabic name, Abu 'Ali Hasan b. 'Ali al-Lawi al-Basri1). The date of his birth in al-Basra is put at ca. 915 C.E.2 During the latter half of his life, he became attached to the ascetic ultra-pious community in Jerusalem known as the Avelei Zion or "mourners of Zion".3 His demise in Jerusalem is reckoned at ca. 1010,4 at a time when the Near Eastern Karaite community flourished.
As a Biblical exegete, he is reported to have written a comprehensive Arabic commentary upon each and every Book of canonized O.T.,5 a gigantic literary feat.
Recommended Citation
Wendkos, Philip D., "The Arabic Commentary of Yefet B. Ali the Karaite on the Book of Jeremiah: 150 Folios edited from Three MSS with Critical Notes" (1969). Dropsie College Theses. 11.
https://repository.upenn.edu/dropsietheses/11
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Comments
Library at the Katz Center - Archives Thesis. BS1365.3 .W463 1969.