Challenge to Leeser's Criticism of Reverend Solomon Jacobs' Sermon

Metadata

Challenge to Leeser's Criticism of Reverend Solomon Jacobs' Sermon

Description

Letter from "An Old Subscriber" and Solomon to Isaac Leeser regarding a published sermon by Rev. Solomon Jacobs and its interpretation of Exodus 3:14. The letter critiques Leeser's previous comments on Jacobs's translation/paraphrase, defends Jacobs's scholarship, and discusses the potential plagiarism of Rashi's work. The letter also includes a separate note to Leeser suggesting a strategy for replying to previous criticisms.

Subjects

Exegesis of Exodus 3:14 Criticism of Biblical Scholarship Plagiarism in Religious Works

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx9FF14_28

Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

People

Sender: "An Old Subscriber" , Solomon

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian:

Hebrew: Unknown

Places

From: Charleston

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

"An Old Subscriber", Solomon, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from "An Old Subscriber" and Solomon to Isaac Leeser;December 1853.” (). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx9ff14_28 .