Twenty chapters: an edition of the Judeo-Arabic text

"The literary works of ninth-century scholar Dawud Al-Muqammas, who converted from Judaism to Christianity and then back to Judaism, reflect his pioneering approaches during a formative time in Jewish and Muslim medieval philosophy. A master of diverse genres, he composed, among other works, th...

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Beteilige Person: Muqammiṣ, Dāwūd Ibn-Marwān al- ca. 1. Hälfte 9. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Stroumsa, Sarah 1950- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Hebräisch
Arabisch
Veröffentlicht: Provo, Utah Brigham Young University Press [2016]
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Library of Judeo-Arabic literature
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Zusammenfassung:"The literary works of ninth-century scholar Dawud Al-Muqammas, who converted from Judaism to Christianity and then back to Judaism, reflect his pioneering approaches during a formative time in Jewish and Muslim medieval philosophy. A master of diverse genres, he composed, among other works, the thoughtful Twenty Chapters, which is not only the first known Jewish Kalam text but also the earliest extant theological summa written in Arabic. This authoritative edition presents an Arabic-letter edition of the Judeo-Arabic text, along with a parallel English translation, notes, and introduction, by Sarah Stroumsa"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:LIX, 370 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9780842529969