Dogma in medieval Jewish thought : from Maimonides to Abravanel / Menachem Kellner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kellner, Menachem Marc, 1946- author.

Series:

Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)

Liverpool scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. 13 ʻiḳre ha-emunah.

Maimonides, Moses.

13 ʻiḳre ha-emunah (Maimonides, Moses).

Judaism--History of doctrines.

Judaism.

Jewish philosophy--History.

Jewish philosophy.

Philosophy, Medieval.

Judaism--History--Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789.

Judaism--Creeds.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 310 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First digital on-demand edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2004.

Summary:

Dogma in Medieval Jewish Thought is an essay in the history of ideas which traces the development of creed formation in Judaism from its inception with Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) to the beginning of the sixteenth century when systematic attention to the problem disappeared from the agenda of Jewish intellectuals. The dogmatic systems of Maimonides, Duran, Crescas, Albo, Bibago, Abravanel, and a dozen lesser-known figures are described, analysed, and compared. Relevant texts are presented in English translation. For the most part these are texts which have never been critically edited and tra.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1. Maimonides; I. The Text of Maimonides' Thirteen Principles; II. What is a 'Foundation of the Torah'?; III. Maimonides' Statement of the Principles in the Mishneh Torah; IV. Divisions into which the Principles Fall; V. Why Maimonides Posited his Principles; VI. The Thirteen Principles and the Guide of the Perplexed; VII. Missing Principles; VIII. Maimonides' Principles and Other Torah Beliefs; IX. The Special Status of the Twelfth Principle (Messiah); X. Summary.

2. From Maimonides to DuranI. Introduction; II. Abba Mari; III. Falaquera; IV. David ben Samuel Kokhavi d'Estella; V. David ben Yorn Tov ibn Bilia; VI. Shemariah ben Elijah ben Ya'akov ha-Ikriti of Negro pont; VII. Transition to the Fifteenth Century; 3. Duran; I. The Texts; II. Duran's Principles; III. Was Duran Decisively Influenced by Averroës?; IV. Duran's Influence; 4. Hasdai Crescas; I. Introduction; II. The Texts; III. Crescas's System of Principles; IV. Crescas's Use of the Concept 'Principle of Faith'; V. Does the Torah Command Belief?; VI. Crescas on Inadvertent Heresy.

VII. Crescas, Rabbenu Nissim, and Duran5. Joseph Albo; I. Albo's System of Principles; II. Ikkarim, Shorashim, and Anafim; III. Judaism as a Science; IV. Heresy; V. Duran, Crescas, and Albo; 6. Shalom, Arama, and Yaveẓ?; I. Abraham Shalom; II. Isaac Arama; III. Joseph Yaveẓ; 7. Abraham Bibago; I. Bibago's System of Principles; II. Bibago's Analysis of Maimonides' Principles; III. Bibago, Maimonides, and Abravanel; 8. Isaac Abravanel; I. Abravanel's Analysis of Maimonides; II. Does Abravanel Truly Reject the Claim that Judaism has Principles of Faith?; 9. Four Minor Figures; I. Muehlhausen

II. DelmedigoIII. David hen Judah Messer Leon; IV. Mabit; 10. Summary and Conclusions; I. Statements of the Creed; II. Dogma, Heresy, and Schisms; III. Creation and Messiah; Appendix: Texts and Translations of Maimonides' Commentary on Perek Ḥelek; Notes; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Biblical Citations

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2019).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-302) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-80034-037-0

1-909821-42-X

OCLC:

1047729327