Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt

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Jewish philosophical treatise medieval Jewish work theological treatise

Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish philosophical treatise ⓘ medieval Jewish work ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ
addressesTopic	commandments ⓘ creation of the world ⓘ divine attributes ⓘ existence and unity of God ⓘ free will ⓘ messianic redemption ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ revelation ⓘ reward and punishment ⓘ theodicy ⓘ
aim	defense of Rabbanite Judaism against Karaite criticism ⓘ harmonization of reason and revelation ⓘ systematic presentation of Jewish beliefs ⓘ
associatedWith	Geonic period ⓘ
author	Saadia Gaon ⓘ Saadia Gaon ⓘ surface form: Saʿadya ben Yosef al-Fayyūmī
centralTheme	Jewish dogmatics ⓘ principles of Jewish belief ⓘ rational defense of revelation ⓘ
dateOfComposition	10th century ⓘ
field	Jewish philosophy ⓘ Jewish theology ⓘ
genre	creed ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ
HebrewTitle	Emunot ve-Deot ⓘ surface form: Sefer ha-Emunot ve-ha-Deʿot
historicalSignificance	first systematic presentation of Jewish dogma in philosophy ⓘ
influenceOn	Jewish rationalist theology ⓘ Maimonides ⓘ later medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Judeo-Arabic ⓘ
notableTranslator	Samuel ibn Tibbon ⓘ surface form: Judah ibn Tibbon
originalLanguage	Judeo-Arabic ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Jewish philosophy ⓘ surface form: Jewish kalām medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Mesopotamia ⓘ surface form: Babylonia
regionOfReception	Islamic world ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ
religiousTradition	Judaism ⓘ
structure	ten main sections ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ surface form: Rabbanite Judaism
titleTranslation	The Book of Beliefs and Opinions ⓘ surface form: Book of Beliefs and Opinions
usesMethod	kalām ⓘ rational argumentation ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saadia Gaon → notableWork → Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt ⓘ

Saʿīd ibn Yūsuf al-Fayyūmī → notableWork → Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt ⓘ

Emunot ve-Deot → originalTitle → Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt ⓘ

Emunot ve-Deot → translationOf → Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt ⓘ