Sixth Treatise on Resurrection

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The Sixth Treatise on Resurrection is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that systematically defends and explains the Jewish doctrine of bodily resurrection.

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instanceOf philosophical treatise
section of a book
addresses objections to the possibility of resurrection
rational challenges to belief in resurrection
aim defense of bodily resurrection
systematic explanation of resurrection
associatedPerson Saadia Gaon
surface form: Saadia ben Joseph
associatedWith rabbinic Judaism
author Saadia Gaon
basedOn Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

rabbinic literature
centuryWritten 10th century
doctrineSupported future resurrection of the dead
genre Jewish philosophy
religious apologetics
historicalPeriod Geonic era
influenced later medieval Jewish philosophy
mainTopic Jewish doctrine of resurrection
bodily resurrection
originalTitleOfParentWork Emunot ve-Deot
parentWorkTitleInEnglish The Book of Beliefs and Opinions
partOf Emunot ve-Deot
philosophicalApproach rational defense of revealed doctrine
philosophicalTheme divine justice and afterlife
relationship between body and soul
positionInWork sixth treatise of Emunot ve-Deot
religiousFunction clarification of Jewish eschatological beliefs
religiousTradition Judaism
workLanguage Judeo-Arabic
workTitleInEnglish Sixth Treatise on Resurrection self-link

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Emunot ve-Deot hasPart Sixth Treatise on Resurrection
Sixth Treatise on Resurrection workTitleInEnglish Sixth Treatise on Resurrection self-link