La influencia de Saadiá Gaón en el Comentario de Abraham ibn Ezrá al libro de Job

Abstract

Abraham ibn Ezra’s commentary on the book of Job is clearly influenced by that of Saadia Gaon. In his explanations, Ibn Ezra always quotes Saadia Gaon’s interpretations in order to reject them. However, some of the opinions attributed to “other commentators” by Ibn Ezra are found in Saadia Gaon’s work. Some of Ibn Ezra’s own explanations are similar to those of the gaon, although in these cases, Ibn Ezra does not mention his source. In addition, similarities between the introductions to the commentaries on Job of these two scholars can be found. Saadia Gaon’s exegesis on the book of Job influenced on Ibn Ezra’s style, on his philological and philosophical approaches, and on the structure of his commentary.