Emunot ve-Deot
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Emunot ve-Deot is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical work by Saadia Gaon that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Sefer Emunot ve-Deot | 1 |
| Sefer ha-Emunot ve-ha-Deʿot | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish philosophical work
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medieval Jewish text ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to defend Judaism using reason
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to systematize Jewish beliefs ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Geonic period
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Sura academy ⓘ
surface form:
Sura Academy
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| author |
Saadia Gaon
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Saadia Gaon ⓘ
surface form:
Saadia ben Joseph al-Fayyumi
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| completionDate | circa 933 CE ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical theology
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religious apologetics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eighth Treatise on Reward and Punishment
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Fifth Treatise on the Soul and Death ⓘ First Treatise on the Creation of the World ⓘ Fourth Treatise on Obedience and Disobedience ⓘ Introduction ⓘ Ninth Treatise on Free Will ⓘ Second Treatise on God’s Unity ⓘ Seventh Treatise on the Messiah ⓘ Sixth Treatise on Resurrection ⓘ Tenth Treatise on Human Conduct ⓘ Third Treatise on the Commandments ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bahya ibn Paquda
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Maimonides ⓘ medieval Jewish rationalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic kalam
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surface form:
Islamic kalām
Muʿtazilite theology ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
creation ex nihilo
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divine unity ⓘ ethical conduct ⓘ free will and determinism ⓘ harmony of reason and revelation ⓘ messianic redemption ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ reward and punishment ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish philosophy
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Jewish theology ⓘ principles of Jewish belief ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first systematic presentation of Jewish dogmatics
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use of philosophical argumentation in Jewish theology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
kalām-influenced
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rationalist ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Babylon
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surface form:
Babylonia
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| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | ten treatises ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 10th century ⓘ |
| title |
Emunot ve-Deot
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Emunot ve-Deot self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sefer Emunot ve-Deot
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| translationOf | Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Sefer ha-Emunot ve-ha-Deʿot
this entity surface form:
Sefer Emunot ve-Deot