Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt

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Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.

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Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt canonical 5

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instanceOf Jewish philosophical treatise
medieval Jewish work
theological treatise
addressesTopic commandments
creation of the world
divine attributes
existence and unity of God
free will
messianic redemption
resurrection of the dead
revelation
reward and punishment
theodicy
aim defense of Rabbanite Judaism against Karaite criticism
harmonization of reason and revelation
systematic presentation of Jewish beliefs
associatedWith Geonic period
author Saadia Gaon
Saʿadya ben Yosef al-Fayyūmī
linked to: Saadia Gaon
centralTheme Jewish dogmatics
principles of Jewish belief
rational defense of revelation
dateOfComposition 10th century
field Jewish philosophy
Jewish theology
genre creed
systematic theology
HebrewTitle Sefer ha-Emunot ve-ha-Deʿot
linked to: Emunot ve-Deot
historicalSignificance first systematic presentation of Jewish dogma in philosophy
influenceOn Jewish rationalist theology
Maimonides
later medieval Jewish philosophy
language English
Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic
notableTranslator Judah ibn Tibbon
linked to: Samuel ibn Tibbon
originalLanguage Judeo-Arabic
philosophicalTradition Jewish kalām
linked to: Jewish philosophy

medieval Jewish philosophy
placeOfComposition Babylonia
linked to: Mesopotamia
regionOfReception Islamic world
medieval Europe
religiousTradition Judaism
structure ten main sections
theologicalOrientation Rabbanite Judaism
linked to: Rabbinic Judaism
titleTranslation Book of Beliefs and Opinions
usesMethod kalām
rational argumentation

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Saadia Gaon notableWork Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Saʿīd ibn Yūsuf al-Fayyūmī notableWork Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Emunot ve-Deot originalTitle Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Emunot ve-Deot translationOf Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
The Book of Beliefs and Opinions originalTitle Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt