Ravad
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Ravad was a prominent 12th-century Provençal rabbi, Talmudist, and halakhic critic best known for his incisive glosses on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah and his influential mystical and legal writings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystic
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Talmudist ⓘ halakhic authority ⓘ medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Raavad
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Rabad NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquières NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Provençal Jewry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish mysticism ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Talmudic commentary
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halakhic commentary ⓘ mystical treatise ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Provençal mystical traditions
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development of halakhic critique as a genre ⓘ interpretation of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kabbalistic tradition
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later Provençal rabbis ⓘ later halakhic decisors ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Talmudic scholarship
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glosses on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah ⓘ halakhic criticism ⓘ mystical writings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainWork | Hasagot on Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Ashkenazic-Provençal tradition ⓘ |
| notableForStance | critical engagement with Maimonides’ legal codification ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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commentator ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Occitania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role | halakhic critic of Maimonides ⓘ |
| scholarlyReputation | incisive and independent halakhic thinker ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 12th-century Judaism ⓘ |
| tradition |
Jewish mystical thought
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Talmudic scholarship ⓘ halakhic exegesis ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah
subject surface form:
Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah