Halev Yodea: The Commentary by Hizquni on the Torah: Between Rational Interpretation and Emotional Interpretation (Hebrew)

 Although the broad, eclectic commentary on the Bible the thirteenth-century R. Hezekiah b. Manoach wrote and entitled Hizquni has served generations of biblical scholars, it has yet to be studied systematically and in depth. This volume explores its exegetical features, sources, distinctive nature, independent thought, and originality. At its heart lies the premise that many of the insights it contains are painted in the bold colors of an emotional hermeneutics. Addressing the thoughts and feelings of the biblical characters, its innocent, popular approach is complemented by a profound understanding of human life and the individual soul. Briefly but illuminatingly surveying medieval biblical exegesis, the book also sheds light on unfamiliar interpretive traditions and Hasidei Ashkenaz expositions.