Sefer ha-Galuy

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Sefer ha-Galuy is a philosophical and theological work by Saadia Gaon in which he defends Rabbinic Judaism and articulates key principles of Jewish belief.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish religious text
philosophical work
theological work
aim articulation of Jewish belief
defense of Rabbinic Judaism
associatedWith Babylonian Geonim
audience Jewish readers
author Saadia Gaon
countryOfOrigin Babylonia
genre polemical literature
hasPart philosophical arguments
polemics against opponents of Rabbinic tradition
theological arguments
historicalContext early medieval Judaism
influenced later defenses of Rabbinic Judaism
medieval Jewish philosophy
influencedBy Jewish legal tradition
Talmud
rabbinic literature
language Hebrew
mainSubject Jewish philosophy
Jewish theology
Rabbinic Judaism
movement Geonic period
philosophicalFocus rational justification of Jewish faith
religion Judaism
theologicalFocus authority of Rabbinic tradition
principles of Jewish belief
timePeriod 10th century
tradition Rabbinic Judaism
workOf Saadia Gaon

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Saadia Gaon
Saʿīd ibn Yūsuf al-Fayyūmī
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