Commentary on Mishlei (Proverbs)
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Commentary on Mishlei (Proverbs) is the Vilna Gaon’s influential, incisive rabbinic commentary on the biblical Book of Proverbs, renowned for its depth, brevity, and integration of Talmudic and Kabbalistic insights.
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| Commentary on Proverbs | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish biblical commentary
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commentary on the Book of Proverbs ⓘ rabbinic commentary ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | students of the Vilna Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Vilna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vilna Gaon’s school ⓘ |
| audience |
scholars of Tanakh
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students of the Vilna Gaon’s writings ⓘ |
| author |
Elijah ben Solomon Zalman
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Vilna Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationForm | Gra al Mishlei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethical teachings in Proverbs
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moral instruction ⓘ wisdom literature ⓘ |
| genre | biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
ethical
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mystical ⓘ spiritual ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Lithuanian yeshiva tradition
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subsequent commentaries on Proverbs ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| methodology |
Kabbalistic framework
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Talmudic cross-references ⓘ peshat-based interpretation with mystical allusions ⓘ |
| movementContext | Lithuanian Jewish tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brevity
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depth ⓘ influence on later Torah scholarship ⓘ integration of Kabbalistic insights ⓘ integration of Talmudic insights ⓘ |
| partOf | Vilna Gaon’s biblical commentaries corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourcesUsed |
Kabbalistic literature
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Midrash NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Torah commentary ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | Mussar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalBookCommentedOn |
Mishlei
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Proverbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
allusive
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concise ⓘ |
| subject | Book of Proverbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | traditional Orthodox Jewish ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
advanced Torah scholarship
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yeshiva study ⓘ |
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Commentary on Proverbs