The Book of Beliefs and Opinions
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major reference
- In Judaism: Saʿadia ben Joseph
…Kitāb al-amānāt wa al-iʿtiqādāt (Beliefs and Opinions), is modeled on similar Muʿtazilite treatises and on the Muʿtazilite classification of theological subject matter known as the Five Principles.
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discussed in biography
- In Saʿadia ben Joseph: Life
…composed his major philosophical work, Kitāb al-amānāt wa al-iʿtiqādāt. The objective of this work was the harmonization of revelation and reason. In structure and content it displays a definite influence of Greek philosophy and of the theology of the Muʿtazilī, the rationalist sect of Islām. The introduction refutes skepticism and…
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Jewish thought
- In Judaism: The gaonate of Saʿadia ben Joseph
…brilliant treatise on philosophical theology, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions, synthesized the Torah (understood as the divine law in the Five Books of Moses together with the rabbinic understanding of this revelation) and “Greek wisdom” in accordance with the dominant Muslim philosophical school of kalām. His efforts made Judaism…
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translation by ibn Tibbon
- In Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon
…as Sefer ha-emunot we-ha-deʿot (1186; Beliefs and Opinions, 1948). It is a Jewish philosophical classic discussing the relationship between reason and divine revelation.
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