Lfe & Thght of Rabbi Saadiah Gaon

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Rabbi Saadiah Gaon, the first of the major Jewish medieval philosophers, was a great Talmudist, Bible translator and commentator, poet, and lexicographer. This course traces his career from his birth in Egypt to his ascension to the position of Gaon of Sura. Lectures and readings in the Sefer Ha-Emunot VeHa-De’ot emphasize Rabbi Saadiah Gaon’s philosophical thought, but his contributions to Halakhah, liturgy, and Biblical studies, as well as the many controversies he sparked, are also examined.