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Azariah de' Rossi: Me'or 'enayim - The Significance of This Work in Jewish Historiography and Its Structure
Šedivý, Antonín ; Arava-Novotná, Lena (advisor) ; Nosek, Bedřich (referee)
1 Summary The bachelor thesis "Azariah de' Rossi: Me'or 'Enayim - The Significance of This Work in Jewish Historiography and Its Structure" deals with Azariah de' Rossi and his main work Me'or 'Enayim which was one from ten important writings of Jewish historiography emerged in 15th and 16th century. In the first part of this thesis is Azariah de' Rossi introduced as the successor of previous Jewish historiography. The second part is devoted to life and writings of Azariah de' Rossi. Azariah de' Rossi was Italian scholar born in Mantua around 1510. He lived in many Italian cities during his life but he returned to Mantua in the end where he also died. His writings include Me'or 'Enayim and some minor treatises related to it, one work on Christian Gospels in Syriac and a small number of poems, both religious and secular. The main part of this work consists of the description of the structure of Me'or 'Enayim and of the analysis of the most important topics contained in it. There are introduced thinking of Philo, treatment of non-Jewish literature, method of Talmudic rabbis in Aggadah, Jewish chronology, messianic calculations, Hebrew and Aramaic language and many other topics in this part. The conclusion includes reactions of Jewish and Christian world on Me'or 'Enayim and de' Rossi's attitude to them. Then...
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Jaroslav V. Sedláček (1860 - 1925), biblist and linguist
Solničková, Klára ; Novotný, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Ventura, Václav (referee)
The thesis discusses the life and work of the leading Czech biblicist, the orientalists and the pedagogue of the Czech Theological Faculty of Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague, Jaroslav Sedláček (1860-1925). The thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part is contained in Chapter 1 and presents a critical biography of Jaroslav Sedláček in five time segments: 1.1. Childhood and Studies (1860-1889), 1.2. Work in the Spiritual Administration (1881-1925), 1.3. Pedagogical Activity at the Czech Theological Faculty (1891-1924), 1.4. Travels Abroad and Foreign Conferences (1888-1904), 1.5. Final Stages of Life (1924- 1925). The second part is contained in Chapter 2 entitled The Work of Jaroslav Sedláček which is divided into two subchapters: 2.1. introduces Sedláček's bibliography as a whole and 2.2. divides Sedláček's work by thematic perspective in chronological order. The final part contains the list of Sedláček's bibliography. The thesis tries to present a basis for valorization of the work and to evaluate its contribution to the Czech Old Testament biblical theology.
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Azariah de' Rossi: Me'or 'enayim - The Significance of This Work in Jewish Historiography and Its Structure
Šedivý, Antonín ; Arava-Novotná, Lena (advisor) ; Nosek, Bedřich (referee)
1 Summary The bachelor thesis "Azariah de' Rossi: Me'or 'Enayim - The Significance of This Work in Jewish Historiography and Its Structure" deals with Azariah de' Rossi and his main work Me'or 'Enayim which was one from ten important writings of Jewish historiography emerged in 15th and 16th century. In the first part of this thesis is Azariah de' Rossi introduced as the successor of previous Jewish historiography. The second part is devoted to life and writings of Azariah de' Rossi. Azariah de' Rossi was Italian scholar born in Mantua around 1510. He lived in many Italian cities during his life but he returned to Mantua in the end where he also died. His writings include Me'or 'Enayim and some minor treatises related to it, one work on Christian Gospels in Syriac and a small number of poems, both religious and secular. The main part of this work consists of the description of the structure of Me'or 'Enayim and of the analysis of the most important topics contained in it. There are introduced thinking of Philo, treatment of non-Jewish literature, method of Talmudic rabbis in Aggadah, Jewish chronology, messianic calculations, Hebrew and Aramaic language and many other topics in this part. The conclusion includes reactions of Jewish and Christian world on Me'or 'Enayim and de' Rossi's attitude to them. Then...
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