Post-Biblical Hebrew Literature: An Anthology

Hebrew literature -- Translations into English

XIV.     SOLOMON B. JUDAH IBN GEBIROL:
            1. On Leaving Saragossa                                   82
            2. A Vow to Seek Wisdom                                   84
            3. The Royal Crown                                        86

 XV.      BAHYA B. JOSEPH IBN PAKUDA:
            Pious Reflections and Admonitions to the Soul             91

 XVI.     AHIMAAZ B. PALTIEL:
            Shephatiah Before His Death on Rosh ha-Shanah Declares
              that the Tyrant Basil Is Dead                           96

 XVII.    MOSES B. JACOB IBN EZRA:
            1. Dirge on the Death of His Brother                     100
            2. Poem Addressed to One of His Noblest Friends          101
            3. Poem in Honor of the Wedding of Solomon b. Matir      103

 XVIII.   JUDAH B. SAMUEL HA-LEVI:
            1. Ode to Zion                                           106
            2. Meditations in Mid-Ocean                              108
            3. Letter Addressed to Nathan b. Samuel                  110

 XIX.     ABRAHAM B. MEIR IBN EZRA:
            1. Plaintive Song                                        115
            2. Penitential Prayer                                    116
            3. The Epistle of Hai b. Mekiz                           117

 XX.      ABRAHAM IBN DAUD:
            The Four Captives                                        123

 XXI.     BENJAMIN OF TUDELA:
            Description of Jerusalem and Its Surroundings            127

 XXII.    THE BOOK OF YASHAR:
            Moses Having Taken a Besieged City Is Proclaimed King
              of Cush                                                132

 XXIII.   JUDAH B. SAUL IBN TIBBON:
            Why the Jewish Religion Does Not Especially Encourage
              Asceticism                                             137

 XXIV.    MOSES B. MAIMON:
            A Man Should Choose the Golden Mean                      143

 XXV.     JOSEPH B. MEIR IBN ZABARA:
            Jacob the Broker and the Necklace                        148

 XXVI.    SAMUEL B. JUDAH IBN TIBBON:
            On the Limitations of Man’s Intellect                    152

 XXVII.   JUDAH B. SOLOMON AL-HARIZI:
            Seven Young Men Discuss the Merits of the Various
              Virtues                                                156

 XXVIII.  JUDAH B. SAMUEL HE-HASID OF REGENSBURG:
            Certain Forms of Virtue Lead to Sin                      162

 XXIX.    ELEAZAR B. JUDAH B. KALONYMOS OF WORMS:
            Moral Admonitions and Precepts                           167

 XXX.     MOSES B. NAHMAN:
            Ethical Letter, Praising Humility, Addressed to His Son  171

 XXXI.    SOLOMON B. ABRAHAM IBN ADRET:
            Epistle Prohibiting Anyone Under Twenty-Five Years of
              Age to Study Philosophy                                176

 XXXII.   JEDAIAH HA-BEDERSI:
            The Nothingness of Man and His Pursuits                  183

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Post-Biblical Hebrew Literature: An Anthology

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