A Sermon Introducing Abraham ibn Ezra
A sermon introducing Abraham ibn Ezra, the great Spanish medieval Torah commentator, philosopher, astronomer, and poet, and one unusual chain of influence.
A sermon introducing Abraham ibn Ezra, the great Spanish medieval Torah commentator, philosopher, astronomer, and poet, and one unusual chain of influence.
Abraham ibn Ezra (1092-1167 CE) was born in Tudela, in northern Spain. From age 50 until his death at 75, he wandered all over Europe and taught Torah.
Rashbam. Andrew of St. Victor. Two medieval French scholars, devoted to the plain-sense contextual interpretation of the Bible. One Jewish, one Christian.
The moment of the Exodus arrives. And the Israelites are unprepared. Rashi, Rashbam, and Yosef Bechor Shor have different messages for us.