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Overview
This anthology brings together the most important works of three Jewish philosophers of the Middle Ages: Selections of the writings of Philo of Alexandria, edited with an introduction by Hans Lewy; Saadia Gaon's Book of Doctrines and Beliefs, abridged, introduced and translated from the Arabic by Alexander Altmann; and Yehudah Halevi's influential Kuzari, abridged and with an introduction and commentary by Isaak Heinemann, together with a selection of Halevi's poetry. All educated students of Jewish thought should be familiar with these seminal writers.Synopsis
This anthology brings together the most important works of three Jewish philosophers of the Middle Ages: Selections of the writings of Philo of Alexandria, edited with an introduction by Hans Lewy; Saadia Gaon's Book of Doctrines and Beliefs, abridged, introduced and translated from the Arabic by Alexander Altmann; and Yehudah Halevi's influential Kuzari, abridged and with an introduction and commentary by Isaak Heinemann, together with a selection of Halevi's poetry. All educated students of Jewish thought should be familiar with these seminal writers.