Sefer ha-Ikkarim
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Sefer ha-Ikkarim is a 15th-century Jewish philosophical treatise that systematically presents and analyzes the fundamental principles of Jewish faith.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish philosophical treatise
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medieval Jewish text ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
creation
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divine attributes ⓘ free will ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ messianic redemption ⓘ prophecy ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ unity of God ⓘ |
| aim |
defense of Judaism against philosophical and religious criticism
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systematic presentation of Jewish belief ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Albo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNameVariant | R. Yosef Albo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookCount | 4 ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine | three fundamental principles of Judaism ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 15th century ⓘ |
| critiques | Maimonides’ thirteen principles of faith ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical treatise
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theological treatise ⓘ |
| hasCommentaries | traditional rabbinic commentaries ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late medieval Iberian Jewry ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern Jewish philosophers
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later Jewish dogmatic literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Guide of the Perplexed NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasdai Crescas NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses Maimonides NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbinic literature ⓘ Sefer ha-Mitzvot (Maimonides) NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| listsPrinciplesOfFaith |
Torah from Heaven
NERFINISHED
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divine reward and punishment ⓘ existence of God ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Jewish dogmatics
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Jewish philosophy ⓘ principles of Jewish faith ⓘ |
| method |
rational analysis of dogmas
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use of philosophical argumentation ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Christian Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printedIn | early modern Hebrew printings ⓘ |
| reception |
considered a classic of Jewish philosophy
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widely studied in traditional Jewish communities ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | divided into four books ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Latin
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modern European languages ⓘ |
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