The Jewish scholar Saadia ben Joseph al-Fayumi (882-942) ranks as the most important medieval Jewish scholar of literature and history. Little is known of the early life of Saadia ben Joseph except that he was born in Egypt, lived for sometime in...

Saadya(882 and Three Jewish Philosophers. Philo, Saadya Gaon, Jehuda Halevi, selections with introductions by H. Lewy, A. Altman, and I. Heinemann, eds. (New York: Meridian Books,...

Saadya [addendum]882 90. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Wolfson, Harry A. The Philosophy of the Kalam. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1976. Wolfson, Harry A. Repercussions of the Kalam in Jewish Philosophy. Cambridge, MA:...

Born in Egypt, Saadya became the leader or “Gaon” of the Babylonian Jewish community. He issued virulent attacks against the powerful Karaite movement, which rejected the authority of Rabbinic Judaism. Saadya is reputed to be the first...

(882–942) Babylonian Jewish leader. Saadiah Gaon was head of the academy at *Sura although he came into conflict with the *exilarch of the time. He was a prolific author, producing works on *halakhah, *philosophy, *liturgy and grammar. In his...

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