Abraham Ibn Ezra The Book of Reasons
A Parallel Hebrew-English Critical Edition of the Two Versions of the Text
Biographical note
Shlomo Sela, Ph.D (1998) in History of Science, Tel-Aviv University, is a lecturer in the Bible and Jewish Philosophy Departments at Bar-Ilan University. His research focuses on Jewish attitudes toward the sciences, with special interest in the history of astrology in the Middle Ages. He has recently published Abraham Ibn Ezra and the Rise of Medieval Hebrew Science (Brill, 2003).
Readership
All those interested in the history of astrology, astronomy and mathematics in the Middle Ages, in Jewish philosophy and history in the Middle Ages, in Abraham Ibn Ezra’s scientific work and biblical exegesis.
Table of contents
CONTENTS
Introduction
Part One: First Version of the Book of Reasons by Abraham Ibn Ezra. Hebrew Text and English Translation
Part Two: Notes to the First Version of the Book of Reasons
Part Three: Second Version of the Book of Reasons by Abraham Ibn Ezra. Hebrew Text and English Translation
Part Four: Notes to the Second Version of the Book of Reasons
Part Five: Appendixes
Glossary of Technical Terms
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Part One: First Version of the Book of Reasons by Abraham Ibn Ezra. Hebrew Text and English Translation
Part Two: Notes to the First Version of the Book of Reasons
Part Three: Second Version of the Book of Reasons by Abraham Ibn Ezra. Hebrew Text and English Translation
Part Four: Notes to the Second Version of the Book of Reasons
Part Five: Appendixes
Glossary of Technical Terms
Bibliography
Index
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