Shaar HaKeniah
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Shaar HaKeniah is a section of the classic Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that focuses on the virtue and practice of humility.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ethical text section
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section of a religious text ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
bitul hayesh
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yirat shamayim ⓘ |
| authorOfContainingWork | Bahya ibn Paquda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMessage |
awareness of God’s greatness leads to humility
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pride obstructs service of God ⓘ true humility is an inner state, not outward show ⓘ |
| ethicalTheme |
avoidance of pride
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awareness of one’s lowliness before God ⓘ inner intention in service of God ⓘ recognition of dependence on God ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
character refinement
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ethical self-improvement ⓘ humility ⓘ |
| genre | Mussar literature ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Shaar HaKeniah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
dangers of arrogance
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practical guidance for cultivating humility ⓘ relationship between humility and faith ⓘ signs of genuine humility ⓘ |
| influenced |
ethical teachings in yeshivot
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later Mussar literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
religious seekers
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students of Jewish ethics ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic prose ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chovot HaLevavot
NERFINISHED
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Shaarei Chovot HaLevavot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLargerWorkStructure | gate (shaar) within Chovot HaLevavot ⓘ |
| placeContext | al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
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rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| studiedAlongWith |
Shaar HaBitachon
NERFINISHED
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Shaar HaTeshuvah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachesVirtue |
humility before God
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modesty ⓘ self-nullification of ego ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 11th century ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity |
observant Jews
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students of Mussar ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mussar study ⓘ |
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