Akeidath Yitzchak [philosophical and allegorical homilies to the Pentateuch and Five Megiloth].

AUCTION 74 |
Thursday, November 09th,
2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 16
ARAMA, ISAAC.
Akeidath Yitzchak [philosophical and allegorical homilies to the Pentateuch and Five Megiloth].
Venice:
Est: $700 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $1,200
Affectionately known as the “Ba’al Akeidah,” Isaac Arama’s work has been consistently quoted and utilized until the present day. The author’s great popularity stems from his stylistic combination of the Aschkenazic moralizing style with the philosophic tendency popular among Spanish and Provencal Jews. The title of the work, “Binding of Isaac,” refers to the successful binding and connecting of the two forms of homiletics: “Derishah” and “Perishah.” See I. Rivkind, Kiryat Sepher, vol. II p. 60.