JWST208 Chapter Notes - Chapter Intro to Saadya: Yetzirah, Saadia Gaon, Jewish Philosophy
5 Sep 2016
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Intro to saadya gaon book of doctrines and beliefs. Saadya wrote his book because he felt the urge to guide and inspire his people in an age of moral, intellectual, and spiritual confusion (pg. Sa"adya was born in 892 in upper egypt and died in 942. He wrote his book in 933 in baghdad, and said about people, the one group is intelligent, but lacking in faith; the other has faith, but is lacking in intelligence (pg. The problem maimonides has to solve was aristotle and the bible, and how they harmonized while going against each other. Saadya has no trace of neo-platonic influence, but he bears eloquent witness to the impress which greek philosophy and science, in general, had left upon him and his environment (pg. Saadya is intimately acquainted with christian dogma (pg. Disruption spread in jewish communities under islamic rule (pg.
