Thirteen Principles of Faith
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The Thirteen Principles of Faith are a foundational set of Jewish theological doctrines formulated by Maimonides that outline core beliefs about God, prophecy, Torah, and the afterlife.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thirteen Principles of Faith canonical | 3 |
| Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles of Faith | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thirteen Principles of Faith Context triple: [Maimonides, mainWork, Thirteen Principles of Faith]
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A.
Emunot ve-Deot
Emunot ve-Deot is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical work by Saadia Gaon that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
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B.
Aseret ha-Dibrot
Aseret ha-Dibrot is the Hebrew term for the Ten Commandments, the foundational set of divine laws in the Jewish and Christian traditions.
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C.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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D.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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E.
Arba Olamot
Arba Olamot is the Kabbalistic concept of the “Four Worlds,” a hierarchical structure of spiritual realms that describe stages of divine emanation and creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thirteen Principles of Faith Target entity description: The Thirteen Principles of Faith are a foundational set of Jewish theological doctrines formulated by Maimonides that outline core beliefs about God, prophecy, Torah, and the afterlife.
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A.
Emunot ve-Deot
Emunot ve-Deot is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical work by Saadia Gaon that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
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B.
Aseret ha-Dibrot
Aseret ha-Dibrot is the Hebrew term for the Ten Commandments, the foundational set of divine laws in the Jewish and Christian traditions.
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C.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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D.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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E.
Arba Olamot
Arba Olamot is the Kabbalistic concept of the “Four Worlds,” a hierarchical structure of spiritual realms that describe stages of divine emanation and creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish theological doctrine
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Maimonidean formulation ⓘ creed ⓘ |
| acceptedBy | many Orthodox Jewish communities ⓘ |
| aimsToDefine | core Jewish beliefs ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shloshah Asar Ikkarim
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Thirteen Ikkarim ⓘ |
| associatedWithLiturgy |
Ani Maamin (I believe)
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Yigdal ⓘ
surface form:
Yigdal (hymn)
|
| authorReligiousRole |
Maimonides as legal codifier
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Maimonides as philosopher ⓘ Maimonides as rabbi ⓘ |
| concerns |
God
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Torah ⓘ afterlife ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| discussedBy |
later rabbinic authorities
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medieval Jewish philosophers ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | Maimonides ⓘ |
| formulatedInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| foundInSection | Introduction to Sanhedrin, chapter 10 (Perek Chelek) ⓘ |
| foundInWork | Commentary on the Mishnah ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ani Maamin
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Jewish liturgy ⓘ Yigdal ⓘ later Jewish creeds ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian philosophy
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rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalFormulation | Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| laterLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| numberOfPrinciples | 13 ⓘ |
| principle1 | Existence of God ⓘ |
| principle10 | Divine omniscience of human deeds ⓘ |
| principle11 | Divine reward and punishment ⓘ |
| principle12 | Belief in the coming of the Messiah ⓘ |
| principle13 | Resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| principle2 | God’s unity ⓘ |
| principle3 | God’s incorporeality ⓘ |
| principle4 | God’s eternity ⓘ |
| principle5 | God alone is to be worshipped ⓘ |
| principle6 | Reality of prophecy ⓘ |
| principle7 | Supremacy of Moses’ prophecy ⓘ |
| principle8 | Divine origin of the Torah ⓘ |
| principle9 |
Torah from Heaven
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surface form:
Immutability of the Torah
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| regionOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| statusInJudaism |
subject of debate
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widely influential ⓘ |
| usedFor |
catechetical instruction
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doctrinal boundary-setting ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Thirteen Principles of Exegesis
this entity surface form:
Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles of Faith