Shemu'el Leib Gordon TANAH 11 Vol. richly illustr., 1929-34, Palestine, Luxury ed.

Shemu'el Leib Gordon TANAH 11 Vol. richly illustr., 1929-34, Palestine, Luxury ed.

Shemu'el Leib Gordon TANAH 11 Vol. richly illustr., 1929-34, Palestine, Luxury ed., half leather, gold lettering and decoration to spine
Condition: Some wear to covers, rubbing to spines, some small repair near spine, some sporadic foxing stains
GORDON, SAMUEL LEIB (1865–1933), Hebrew writer and Bible scholar. Born in Lithuania, he immigrated to Palestine in 1898 and taught at the Jaffa Boys School. When the school was taken over by the *Alliance Israélite Universelle, he left for Warsaw (1901) where he established a Hebrew school for boys. In 1924, he returned to Palestine and devoted the latter years of his life to the composition of an extensive commentary on the Bible.
From 1907 he worked on a vocalized Bible commentary which was to provide a "new scientific pedagogical interpretation for advanced students and teachers, edited in the accepted traditional spirit." Known as Shalag after the initials of his name, it was largely based on German Bible criticism. Gordon explained words and subject matter simply and fully enough for school pupils and teachers without elaborating on the religious significance of the Bible. His introduction to the prophetic and hagiographic books deal with the literary aspect as well as with personalities and events. Gordon's commentary is still used extensively in the secondary schools in Israel, with the exception of those which are religiously oriented.