BIBLIOGRAPHY

Primary Sources

Scripture is cited according to Tanakh: The New JPS Translation (Philadelphia 1985), with minor adjustments as necessary. Medieval Jewish commentaries are cited from critical editions where available, as listed below, and otherwise from the Rab- binic Bible (Miqraʾot Gedolot), which has been published in a number of versions. For the Pentateuch Torat Ḥ ayyim (ed. M. Katznelbogen, 1986–1993) was used. Miqraʾot Gedolot ha-Keter (ed. M. Cohen, Ramat Gan 1990–) was used where avail- able (to date the following volumes have been published: Genesis, Exodus, , Judges, Samuel, Kings, , Ezekiel and ).

Rabbinic Works Cited The Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmud are cited in this volume according to the traditional printed editions (with Diqduqei [see secondary sources below] cited where relevant). Other rabbinic texts are cited from the following editions, each according to its own paragraph system and/or pagination, as applicable: Avot de- Nathan, ed. S. Schechter (Vienna 1887; repr. New York 1967). , ed. A. Shinan (chapters 1–14; Tel-Aviv 1984). , ed. J. Theodor and Ch. Albeck ( 1912–1936; repr. Jerusalem 1965). , ed. M. Margulies (Jerusalem 1953–1960); English trans. J. - stam (chapters 1–19) and L. Slotky (chapters 20–37), in The Rabbah (London 1977). Mekhilta = Mekhilta de-Rabbi , ed. H.S. Horovitz and I.A. (Jerusalem 1960). Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai, ed. J.N. Epstein and E.Z. Melammed (Jerusalem 1955; repr. 1979). Midrash Rabbah (Vilna 1878). Mishnat Rabbi = The of Rabbi Eliezer or The Midrash of Thirty-Two Hermeneutic Rules, ed. H.G. Enelow (New York 1933). , as printed in Midrash Rabbah. = Sifra de-Bei Rav/Torat Kohanim (on Leviticus), ed. I.H. Weiss (Vienna 1862). Deuteronomy = Sifre ad Deuteronomium, ed. L. Finkelstein (Breslau-Berlin 1935– 1939; repr. New York 1969). Sifre Numbers = Sifre ad Numeros, ed. H. Horovitz (Leipzig 1917; repr. Jerusalem 1966). Rabbah = Midrash Rabbah Shir ha-Shirim, ed. S. Dunski (Jerusalem 1980). Tanḥuma (Warsaw 1879). Tanḥuma Buber = Midrash Tanḥuma ha-Qadum, ed. S. Buber (Vilna 1885; repr. Jeru- salem 1964). , ed. M. Zuckermandel (Jerusalem 1975). Yalqut Shimʿoni (Vilna 1898). 516 bibliography

Works by Moses Maimonides1 Ed. and trans. [Hebrew] J. Kafih (1) .ספר המצוות = Book of the Commandments (Jerusalem 1971); (2) ed. M. Bloch (Paris 1888); (3) MSS.2 For the medieval Hebrew translations, see the following section. [Ed. and trans. [Hebrew (1) .מורה נבוכים: דלאלה אלחאירין = Guide of the Perplexed J. Kafih (Jerusalem 1972); (2)Le guide des égarés, ed. and trans. [French] S. Munk (Paris 1856–1866); (3) Arabic text only: ed. S. Munk and I. Joel (Jerusalem 1930);

1 It was beyond the scope of this work to check manuscripts for all medieval works cited. Instead, I have relied in each case on the best published texts available. The exception to this rule, in a limited way, is , since he is the primary subject of this study and I am proposing new interpretations of his views. In particular, I paid special attention to the text of The Book of the Commandments because my claims regarding his construal of the rule of peshat are based on a close reading of about two dozen passages from that work. I have checked the text of every passage from that work in the manuscripts listed below at n. 2. As for Maimonides’ other works, in which my analysis was less dependent on specific formulations, I generally relied on the available printed editions, many of which are critically edited. Where possible, I consulted manuscripts and checked multiple printed editions, as well as medieval Hebrew translations, as listed below. 2 Since the most detailed analysis of individual Maimonidean passages in this study relates to his use of the terms peshateh di-qera and zāhiṛ al-nasṣ ̣ in his Book of the Commandments, I have made an extra effort to insure the accuracy of these texts. Therefore, in addition to the printed editions by Kafih and Bloch, the following manu- scripts were consulted. For manuscripts on microfilm at the JNUL, the MSS R.R. Film No. is also provided.

MS JNUL MSS RR Film No. Date; Provenance NY Jewish Theological 13th or 14th ct.; Yemenite Seminary MS 6972 NY Jewish Theological 14th ct. Seminary MS 6548 NY Jewish Theological 1423; Yemenite Seminary MS 6999 NY Jewish Theological 15th ct.; Yemenite Seminary MS 6998 Berlin Staatsbibliothek Or. F1799 1491 Qu. 684 Jerusalem Rabbi Kafih 66 F32306 1492 Jerusalem Sassoon 1058 F9804 15th ct.; Yemenite Israel Alei Teiman 14 F40427, F44766 15th–16th ct. Paris Ecole Rabbinique 134 F4085 18th–19th ct. Paris Alliance Israélite F3135 1864; Yemenite Universelle H 32 A

Kafih’s edition is based on the MS from his collection listed above. Bloch’s edition is based on three manuscripts, one from Berlin (which may be the Berlin MS listed above), another from the “Séminaire Israélite de Paris” (which may be the Ecole Rab- binique MS listed above), and one from the Bodleian collection at Oxford.