First Treatise on the Creation of the World
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The First Treatise on the Creation of the World is a section of Saadia Gaon's philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that systematically explains Jewish doctrines about the origin and structure of the universe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Treatise on the Creation of the World canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical treatise
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section of a book ⓘ |
| addressesAudience | educated Jewish readers ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reconcile revelation and reason
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systematically explain Jewish doctrines about creation ⓘ |
| author | Saadia Gaon ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 10th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
cosmology
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creation ex nihilo ⓘ divine will in creation ⓘ eternity of the world (rejected) ⓘ nature of matter ⓘ purpose of creation ⓘ time and creation ⓘ |
| doctrineAffirmed |
createdness of the world
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dependence of the universe on God ⓘ |
| field |
Jewish philosophy
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medieval philosophy ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ |
| genre | Jewish philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | systematic exposition ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Geonic period ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Book of Beliefs and Opinions
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surface form:
Book of Beliefs and Opinions
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| influencedBy |
Aristotelianism
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surface form:
Aristotelian philosophy
Islamic kalam ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Kalam
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| language | Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Jewish doctrine of creation
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Jewish theology ⓘ creation of the world ⓘ origin of the universe ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ structure of the universe ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrine | eternity of matter ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Emunot ve-Deot ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Jewish Kalam ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
Emunot ve-Deot
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surface form:
first treatise of Emunot ve-Deot
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| regionOfOrigin |
Mesopotamia
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surface form:
Babylonia
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| relatedWork |
Second Treatise on God’s Unity
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surface form:
Second Treatise on the Unity of God
other treatises of Emunot ve-Deot ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
dialectical reasoning
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rational argumentation ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
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