Studies in Joseph ibn Caspi, Fourteenth-century Philosopher and Exegete (Etudes sur le Judaisme Mediaeval)

By Barry Mesch. Originally Presented As The Author's Thesis, Brandeis University. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. [105]-112. Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 Preface 10 Introduction 12 Note on the Translation 14 PART ONE 16 I. Qevuẓath Kesef (The Collection of Silver) (Mss. Parma 775 and Munich 265) 18 II. The Literary Activity of Joseph ibn Caspi 54 PART TWO 70 III. Reason and Revelation 1—The Prophet as Philosopher 72 IV. Reason and Revelation 2—The Prophet as Legislator and Statesman 91 Selected Bibliography 118 Abbreviations 118 Unpublished Manuscripts 118 Primary Sources 118 Secondary Sources 120 Index of Names 124 Index of Subjects 126