R. Saadia Gaon

A Leader of Generations

Eliezer Schlossberg (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

250 Seiten

2023
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
979-8-88719-264-2 (ISBN)

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R. Saadia Gaon (882-942) was unquestionably one of the most important if not the most important medieval Jewish thinker. He dealt with biblical exegesis, philosophy, grammar, poetry, prayer, and Halakha, and in many of these fields he is considered an innovator and a trailblazer, paving new paths for his followers. Many of the sages who lived after him cited from his writings. He served as head of the Academy of Sūra, Babylon, but the impact of his works was felt in all generations who lived and followed. This study seeks to describe and analyze R. Saadia Gaon's life, his public enterprise, his works, and his influence on the generations after him.

Prof. Eliezer Schlossberg is a senior faculty member in the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. His main field of research is the Biblical exegesis in Judaeo-Arabic language in the Middle Ages. To date, he has published three books and more than 160 articles in these fields. He served as the head of the Department of Arabic for 10 years and six years as the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.

Introduction

Chapter One: The Leadership of R. Saadia Gaon

Chapter Two: Polemic in the Writings of R. Saadia Gaon

Chapter Three: Education in the Writings of R. Saadia Gaon

Chapter Four: R. Saadia’s Translation of the Pentateuch

Chapter Five: Arabic, Islam, and Rhetoric in R. Saadia’s Work

Chapter Six: History, Consolation, and Messianic Future

Bibliography

General Index

Erscheinungsdatum	09.09.2023
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Brighton
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 233 mm
Gewicht	467 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-13	979-8-88719-264-2 / 9798887192642
Zustand	Neuware