Moses Mendelssohn: Gesammelte Schriften. Jubiläumsausgabe / Band 9,3: Schriften zum Judentum III,3

The impact of the Pentateuch edition, ‹Sefer netivot ha schalom‹, of which Mendelssohn was in charge and which was published 1780–1782 in Berlin, can be traced back primarily to the Hebrew commentary (‹Biur‹) in which Mendelssohn‹s translation is related to Jewish exegetical tradition and thus justified. The selection from the ‹Biur‹ shows the many facets of Mendelssohn‹s exegetical work. In addition to the commentaries, which explain the meaning of the biblical text by explaining the grammar, provide comprehensive explanations of the subject matter or discuss halakhic problems, those texts are also included which are revealing for Mendelssohn‹s philosophy, theology and aesthetics (reflections on theodicy, revelation, biblical poetry), thus proving the close connection between exegesis, Jewish tradition and Enlightenment.