Die Proömien Der Alten Jüdischen Homilie: Beitrag Zur Geschichte Der Jüdischen Schriftauslegung Und Homiletik

Leipzig; J. C. Hinrichs, 1913. Hardcover. Later Cloth. 8vo. 126 pages. 23 cm. In German and Hebrew. Title translates as: "The Proömien the ancient Jewish homily: contribution to the history of Jewish exegesis and homiletics. " Wilhelm Bacher was a "Hungarian scholar and Orientalist; son of the Hebrew writer Simon; born in Liptó-Szent-Miklós, Hungary, Jan. 12, 1850; he attended the Hebrew schools in Szucsán and in his native town, and passed through the higher classes of the Evangelical Lyceum at Presburg from 1863 to 1867, at the same time diligently prosecuting Talmudic studies. In 1867 he began the study of philosophy and of Oriental languages—the latter under Vámbéry—at the University of Budapest, and also attended the lectures on the Talmud given by Samuel Löb Brill. In 1868, he went to Breslau, where he continued the study of philosophy and philology at the University, and that of theology at the Jewish-Theological Seminary. He graduated at the University of Leipsic in 1870. His graduation thesis, "Nizâmî's Leben und Werke, und der Zweite Theil des Nizâmî'schen Alexanderbuches, " appeared in 1871, and was translated into English in 1873 by S. Robinson. This was afterward incorporated in the collection entitled "Persian Poetry for English Readers. " In 1876, Bacher graduated as rabbi, and shortly afterward was appointed to the rabbinate in Szegedin, which had become vacant in consequence of the death of Leopold Löw. On July 1, 1877, together with Moses Bloch and David Kaufmann, he was appointed by the Hungarian government to the professorship of the newly created Landesrabbinerschule of Budapest. This institution was inaugurated Oct. 4, 1877, Bacher delivering the address in the name of the faculty, and since that time he has been teacher of the Biblical sciences, of Jewish history, and of various other branches at that institution" (1906 Jewish Encyclopedia) This volume was one of his last works published before his death in 1913. Subjects: Jewish preaching - History. Exegese. Homiletik. Judentum. Bible. O. T. - Hermeneutics. Cloth lightly soiled, endpapers chipped or torn, light pen of previous owner on title page, fresh and clean throughout. Very good + condition. (GER-33-38).