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Fantastic Work!
Ibn Ezra would have been very proud to know how his commentary has been translated. As a traveler, Ibn Ezra always had a fondness for England. At any rate, not only is the commentary clear and easy to read, the authors provide lucid footnotes which neatly explain how Ibn Ezra's ideas compare with the other great scholars of his time.

Let me suggest an improvement for a future edition:

Presentthe readers with a Hebrew text of the Pentateuch along with Ibn Ezra's commentary in a modern Hebrew font. Make sure the Hebrew text of Ibn Ezra has nikudot to make the text even more appealing to the eye. As a potential model, considerthe old Silverman edition of Rashi. A similiar work on Ibn Ezra would sell like hotcakes!

What a great job!
Thank you H. Norman Strickman!!

Rabbi Dr. Michael Samuel

A valuable addition to your Jewish book shelf
This book provides a valuable service to readers of the Hebrew Bible in that it makes Ibn Ezra's commentary comprehensible even to the non-scholar. The authors have based their work onscholarly interpretations of IbnEzra's sometimes telegraphic comments, which are often obscure in theiroriginal form. My main reservations concern the format of massivefoot-noting, and the use of English transliterations instead of Hebrew incases where the whole point of the commentary may be a fine distinction inspelling or vocalization of the Hebrew text. ... Read more

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the book is an excelent piece of scholarship
The book is an excelent piece of scholarship which exibits an extraordinary mastery of medieval literature. However, it contains some odd and inexplicable editorial errors especially in the Hebrew text which is often sensless. Nevertheless it is a unique and ground breaking work and is highly recomended. ... Read more

Book Description
Ms. Parm. 1870, Biblioteca Palatina, Parma, Italy. Facsimile 452 pages Commentary volume 256 pages. Extraordinary 13th century illuminated Hebrew Psalter with Ibn Ezra's seminal commentary. Illustrated with medieval musical instruments. Sheepskin and vellum binding. The Commentary Volume is finely bound and presented together with the facsimile in an elegant slip-case. ... Read more

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A major medieval Jewish poet
Abraham Ibn Ezra 1092-1167 was a major medieval Spanish Jewish poet, thinker, Biblical Commentator, grammarian. He is a major figure in transmitting the heritage of Andulusian Jewry to European communities. During his thirty years of wandering he lived in poverty, producing works in a number of areas includingbrief powerful poems a selection of which is presented in this volume.
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Book Description
The biblical commentaries of Rabbi Abraham Ion Ezra (1089/1092-1164/1167) have become indispensable to anyone desiring a full appreciation of the biblical text, and this noted scholar also wrote extensively on philology, philosophy. mathematics, and astrology. The six essays in this hook explore lbn Ezra's multi-faceted work and intellectual legacy. They illuminate his exegetical methodology; the role of astrology in his work; his philological insights into the Hebrew language; the possibility of his influenceon the great Jewish philosopher and jurist. Maimonides; the numerous supercommentaries called forth by his enigmatic commentary; and modern Jewish perspectives on him. Contributors are Jay M. Harris, Simhah Kogut, Y. Tzvi Langermann, Nahum Sarna, Uriel Simon, and Isadore Twersky. Two of the essays are in Hebrew. ... Read more