Ma’asei Hashem [commentry to the Six Days of Creation, Chapters of the Fathers, the Passover Hagadah (with text) and various Biblical portions]
AUCTION 13 |
Tuesday, June 26th,
2001 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts Together With Fine Graphic and Ceremonial Art
Lot 160
ASCHKENAZI, ELIEZER BEN ELIJAH HA’ROPHÉ
Ma’asei Hashem [commentry to the Six Days of Creation, Chapters of the Fathers, the Passover Hagadah (with text) and various Biblical portions]
Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1583
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
PRICE REALIZED $1,800
As a biblical exegete, Aschkenazi follows the rationalist trend in rabbinical scholarship. He suggests that irrational elements in Jewish tradition had occurred due to copyists’ errors, misunderstandings and misreadings, or had been precipitated in times of trouble and expulsions, or even inserted by adversaries. Aschkenazi’s commentary on the Hagadah annotates in an aggadic vein alongside a mystical explication.
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