Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS BOOK 2
5. Hebrew Origins in the Light of Recent Discovery 3
6. The Wife-Sister Motif in the Patriarchal Narratives 15
7. Psalm 89: A Study in Inner Biblical Exegesis 29
8. The Quintessence of Koheleth 47
9. Elihu the Intruder 60
10. The Rise of the Tiberian Bible Text 79
11. How Much Greek in Jewish Palestine? 123
12. Observations on Hekhalot Rabbati 142
13. The Beginnings of Mishneh Torah Criticism 161
14. Spinoza’s Dogmas of Universal Faith in the Light of their Medieval Jewish Background 183
15. The Delphic Maxim in Medieval Islam and Judaism 196
16. The Medieval Jewish Attitude Toward Hebrew 233
17. Index of Scriptural Quotations 251
18. Index of Names 254
19. Index of Subjects 260