Documents of Jewish Sectaries
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Documents of Jewish Sectaries is a seminal collection and study of previously unknown medieval Jewish sectarian texts, edited and published by scholar Solomon Schechter from the Cairo Geniza.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Documents of Jewish Sectaries canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
critical edition
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scholarly book ⓘ textual study ⓘ |
| aim | to present and analyze medieval Jewish sectarian documents from the Geniza ⓘ |
| associatedScholar | Solomon Schechter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cairo Geniza
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Solomon Schechter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
editions of sectarian legal texts
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editions of sectarian liturgical texts ⓘ scholarly introductions and commentary ⓘ |
| editor | Solomon Schechter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorialMethod | philological analysis of Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts ⓘ |
| field |
Jewish studies
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medieval history ⓘ religious studies ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| focus | previously unknown medieval Jewish sectarian texts ⓘ |
| genre |
academic monograph
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documentary collection ⓘ |
| impact |
advanced understanding of diversity within medieval Judaism
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provided primary sources for the study of Jewish sects ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians of religion
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philologists ⓘ scholars of Judaism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing Geniza sectarian texts to modern scholarship ⓘ |
| originalTextsLanguage |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| preservationContext | Ben Ezra Synagogue in Fustat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | print ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cairo Geniza research
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Karaitic studies ⓘ history of Jewish sects ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyReception | considered a seminal work in Geniza studies ⓘ |
| scripturalContext | post-biblical Jewish literature ⓘ |
| sourceMaterial | Cairo Geniza manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Cairo Geniza
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Jewish law ⓘ Jewish liturgy ⓘ Jewish sectarianism ⓘ Karaites NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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