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The Reception of Aristotle in a Ninth-Century Christian-Arabic Theodicy : Ǧibrīl ibn Nūḥ al-Anbārī, The Kitāb al-iʿtibāṛ fī l-malakūt / Ǧibrīl ibn Nūḥ al-Anbārī, edited by Wim Raven.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Nūḥ al-Anbārī, Ǧibrīl ibn, author.
Contributor:
Raven, Wim, editor.
Series:
Aristoteles Semitico-Latinus ; 27.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
Aristoteles Semitico-Latinus ; 27
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
History.
Middle East and Islamic Studies.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations.
Other Title:
Ǧibrīl ibn Nūḥ al-Anbārī, The <i>Kitāb al-iʿtibāṛ fī l-malakūt</i>
Place of Publication:
Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.
Language Note:
English and Arabic
Summary:
Lessons on God’s Majesty' , an Arabic text written in Iraq around 85 CE by the Nestorian Christian Ǧibrīl b. Nūḥ al-Anbārī , is a collection of proofs of God’s existence (arguments from design). Drawing on the works of ancient philosophers and physiologists as well as Christian authors, the text also contains the author's original, sometimes amusing personal observations. While philosophical in nature, the work extends into theology where it discusses the problem of evil. Rather than addressing Christians or Muslims, who already acknowledge one creator, it is aimed at those who believe in two creators or in no creation at all.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9789004762565
Publisher Number:
10.1163/9789004762565 DOI

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