The "Piyyuṭ" on the Ten Commandments Ascribed to Saadiah Gaon
Although this "piyyuṭ" is traditionally attributed to Saadiah Gaon, there are differences of opinion regarding its authorship. Blau, for example, ascribed the authorship to Eleazar ben Eliezer, a relatively unknown contemporary of Saadiah. This essay analyzes one manuscript of the "pi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn Press
1996
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The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 1996, Volume: 86, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 323-375 |
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| Summary: | Although this "piyyuṭ" is traditionally attributed to Saadiah Gaon, there are differences of opinion regarding its authorship. Blau, for example, ascribed the authorship to Eleazar ben Eliezer, a relatively unknown contemporary of Saadiah. This essay analyzes one manuscript of the "piyyuṭ" (representing the version prevalent among the North African communities who still read it on the holiday of Shavuʿot) and concludes that Blau is correct in his claim: Saadiah is not its author. The language (including grammatical errors and inconsistencies), the style, and the content are all uncharacteristic of Saadiah Gaon. The association of the name of Saadiah with the "piyyuṭ" may be due to the desire to attribute authorship to a well-known and famous personality. The essay is followed by a reproduction and translation of the "piyyuṭ." |
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| ISSN: | 1553-0604 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Jewish quarterly review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1454910 |