The Book of Doctrines and Beliefs
Saadya ben Joseph al-Fayyumi (882-942), gaon (head) of the rabbinic academy at Sura and one of the preeminent Jewish thinkers of the medieval period, attempted to create a complete statement of Jewish religious philosophy in which all strands of philosophical thought were to be knit into a unified system. In The Book of Doctrines and Beliefs , Saadya sought to rescue believers from a sea of doubt and the waters of confusion into which they had been cast by Christianity, Islam, and other faiths. By employing philosophical--or kalamic--argumentation to examine and defend traditional Jewish beliefs, Saadya hoped to turn blind faith into convicti…
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Weitere Autoren: Frank, Daniel H. (Hrsg.) / Altmann, Alexander (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-87220-639-7
- EAN: 9780872206397
- Produktnummer: 11222285
- Verlag: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 200 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.3 cm x D1.3 cm 242 g
- Gewicht: 242
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
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