Published in this paper for the first time are passages taken from the
commentaries of two of the most important Karaite biblical interpreters of
the 10th and 11th centuries, Yafeth ben Eli and Yeshua ben Yehuda, on the
issue of “the slandered bride” (Deut. 22:13-21).The study quotes the Judeo
Arabic sources, and adds an annotated translation. It includes a detailed
,discussion of the commentaries of the Sages and Gaonim on this issue
allowing for a comparative analysis with the early Karaite interpreters. The
discussion can help uncover the origins of early Karaite law, and how it
.crystallized during its early development