Seventh Treatise on the Messiah

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The Seventh Treatise on the Messiah is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work Emunot ve-Deot that systematically discusses Jewish beliefs about the Messiah and the messianic era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish theological text
philosophical treatise section
aimsTo reconcile scriptural texts about redemption
systematize Jewish beliefs about the Messiah
associatedWith Geonic period
author Saadia Gaon
basedOn Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

rabbinic literature
canonicalStatus classic of medieval Jewish thought
clarifies orthodox Jewish doctrine on the Messiah
relationship between messianic redemption and divine providence
relationship between messianic redemption and human free will
sequence of eschatological events
discusses end of days
eschatological reward and punishment
final judgment
nature of the Messiah
redemption of Israel
resurrection of the dead
signs of the messianic era
world to come
focusesOn collective redemption of Israel rather than individual savior cult
genre Jewish philosophy
medieval religious philosophy
hasAuthorRole Saadia Gaon
surface form: Gaon of Sura (Saadia Gaon)
influenced later Jewish philosophical discussions of the Messiah
influencedBy kalām philosophy
intendedAudience educated Jewish readers
isSectionOf Emunot ve-Deot
surface form: Saadia Gaon’s Emunot ve-Deot
languageOfWork Judeo-Arabic
mainTopic Jewish beliefs about the Messiah
messianic era
methodology philosophical argumentation
systematic exposition of beliefs
partOf Emunot ve-Deot
positionInSeries seventh treatise
refutes heterodox messianic speculations
religiousCategory Jewish eschatology
religiousTradition Judaism
religiousViewpoint Rabbinic Judaism
theologicalPerspective rationalist Judaism
timePeriod early 10th century
workInSeries treatises of Emunot ve-Deot
workTitleInHebrew מאמר שביעי על המשיח (as part of אמונות ודעות)

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Emunot ve-Deot hasPart Seventh Treatise on the Messiah
Eighth Treatise on Reward and Punishment relatedWork Seventh Treatise on the Messiah
this entity surface form: Seventh Treatise of Emunot ve-Deot