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The Book Of Doctrines And Beliefs

by Saadya Gaon
language: english
Publisher: HACKETT PUBLISHING CO, INC, September of 2002 ‧
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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 conviction based on rational understanding. First published in 1946, and reprinted here without alteration, Alexander Altmanns judicious abridgment of his own translation has remained the standard edition of this influential work. A new Introduction by Daniel Frank sets Saadyas work in its broader historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts.

The Book Of Doctrines And Beliefs

by Saadya Gaon

Property Description
ISBN: 9780872206403
Publisher: HACKETT PUBLISHING CO, INC
Release Date: September of 2002
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Format: Book
Collection: Hackett Classics
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Philosophy
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780872206403

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