The Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies invites you to a lecture -
by Dr. Yosef Ofer
Nahmanides (1196鈥1270) wrote his Torah commentary while still in Spain, but updated it when he came to the Land of Israel at the end of his life, producing 鈥淎ddenda鈥 that were incorporated into later copies of his commentary. Comparison of medieval manuscripts of Nahmanides鈥 commentary enables us to detect these Addenda, and discern the changes in his interpretations.This lecture will focus on three important Addenda that incorporate geographic data and archaeological discoveries Nahmanides learned of in Israel, and how he modified his commentaries on the related biblical passages accordingly.
Dr. Yosef Ofer is Associate Professor in the Bar-Ilan Bible Department and a member of Israel鈥檚 Academy of the Hebrew Language. His fields of research are the Masora, medieval Bible exegesis, and the development of modern Hebrew. His published books include Nahmanides鈥 Torah Commentary: Addenda Written in the Land of Israel (Hebrew, co-authored with Jonathan Jacobs, Jerusalem 2013) and The Babylonian Masora of the Pentateuch, its Principles and Methods (Hebrew, Jerusalem 2001).
