Kubicki, Sebastian2025-10-092025-10-092025Verbum Vitae, 2025, T. 43, nr 2, s. 495-517.2451-280X1644-8561https://theo-logos.pl/handle/123456789/37357Artykuł w języku angielskim.The article presents ‒ using the Karaite work “The War at the Gates” by Shelomo ben Aharon (17th/18th century; a polemic with rabbinic Judaism) ‒ three common issues related to the analysis of Hebrew manuscripts written before the 19th century. These issues include: (1) determining the fundamental meaning of individual parts of the work; (2) analyzing the argumentative structure of the work’s narrative in relation to its biblical interpretation, which seeks to justify specific religious laws established within the religious community of the tradition/author; (3) verifying certain commonly accepted scholarly assumptions. I demonstrate how I addressed these challenges while working on the aforementioned treatise and attempt to draw generalized, practical conclusions.enCC-BY-ND - Uznanie autorstwa - Bez utworów zależnychstudies in Karaite literature (Hebrew texts)Karaite religious law (halakha)Shelomo ben Aharonmethodological challengesKaraite literaturereligious lawmethodologybiblical interpretationstudia nad literaturą karaimską (teksty hebrajskie)karaimskie prawo religijne (halacha)halachawyzwania metodologiczneliteratura karaimskaprawo religijnemetodologiainterpretacja biblijnaArticle