Saadia Gaon: The Book of Beliefs and Opinions (Yale Judaica Series)

'The Book of Beliefs & Opinions, ' was the first systematic attempt to present Judaism as a rational body of beliefs. This is the only unabridged translation into a modern language of the entire text of Saadia's classic work. more

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Posted: Feb-16-2009

One of the best books in the world.

This book is great, but the seller is something else.They never responded to my emails, and shipping was unbelievably slow.

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Posted: Sep-07-2008

A Classic of Jewish Philosophy

This is a complete English translation by Samuel Rosenblatt of the Arabic version of Saadia Gaon's "The Book of Opinions and Beliefs". It also includes a brief introduction to Saadia and his works, notes on the translation, and extensive indices."The Book of Opinions and Beliefs" is the first...

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Posted: May-29-2005

not always persuasive, but interesting

In the 10th century, Saadia Gaon, a Babylonian Torah scholar, wrote this book to address a wide variety of topics, using both reason and scripture. In addition to endorsing traditional Jewish views, Saadia sought to address topics seemingly left up for grabs by the Torah. Tbe book begins with...

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