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Professor Marty Lockshin ’s primary area of scholarly expertise and writing is the history of Jewish biblical interpretation, particularly the interplay between tradition and innovation. Most of his research has been centred on those medieval biblical commentators who valued tradition intellectually, who lived traditional lives and who still innovated unabashedly in their understanding of the Bible. The largest part of his scholarship has been about Samuel ben Meir (12th century Northern France), a traditionalist Bible commentator with an uncanny knack for offering new understandings of biblical texts—his conclusions are often strikingly similar to the “discoveries” of biblical critics seven or eight hundred years later. Marty has published a 4-volume English annotated translation of Rashbam’s major work and also a 2-volume annotated Hebrew edition. His interest in biblical interpretation has led him to study Jewish-Christian relations, since Jews and Christians over the ages had both competitive and (at times) cooperative approaches to the study of their sacred Scripture.
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Marty has served in the past as Chair of the Division of Humanities and as Director of the Centre
Rashbam (רשב"ם) is a Hebrew acronym for Rabbi Shmuel ben Meir (c. - c. ). He was the grandson and student of the great Jewish biblical commentator Rashi. Like his grandfather, he was a biblical commentator and Talmudist of the first rank. Born near Troyes, France, his mother was Yocheved, the daughter of Rashi, and his father was Meir ben Shmuel.
Rashbam's commentary on the Torah is characterized by an emphasis on the plain meaning (peshat) of the text. This emphasis occasionally caused controversy, as he did not seek to interpret difficult passages, but often accepted them at face value. While his commentaries on the Bible are noted for their brevity and clarity, his notes on the Talmud are known for their length and difficulty to follow.
In his personal character, Rashbam was noted for his piety and humility. He was conversant with Christian theology and is thought to have defended Jewish beliefs in public disputes arranged by Christian leaders to prove the inferiority of Judaism.
Rashbam was the older brother of two other well-known Talmudic scholars: Rivam and the Rabbeinu Tam, the latter of whom was his pupil, whose own commentaries would appear prominen
Rashbam was a French commentator to the Bible and the Talmud (died c.), called Rashbam after the initial letters of his name, Rabbi Shemuel ben Meir. Rashbam’s father, Rabbi Meir, married Yochebed, daughter of Rashi.
Rashbam studied with his grandfather in Troyes, France. Rashbam’s commentary to the Torah has become one of the standard commentaries, taking its place beside those of Rashi and Nahmanides.
Rashbam observes that Rashi had told him that if he could have had his time over again he would have put more emphasis on the plain meaning (peshat) of the text. Rashbam’s aim is to explain the text in its plain meaning, though not without reference to the Rabbinic Midrash.
Two Levels of Meaning
Rashbam, on occasion, gives the plain meaning of a verse even when it contradicts the Halakhah, the law which the Rabbis consider to be derived from the verse by their hermeneutics.
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