Author:Saadia Gaon

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Saʿadia ben Yosef Gaonسعيد بن يوسف الفيومي Saʿīd bin Yūsuf al-Fayyūmi;^[1] סַעֲדְיָה בֶּן יוֹסֵף אַלְפַיּוּמִי גָּאוֹן Saʿăḏyā ben Yōsēf ʾal-Fayyūmī Gāʾōn; alternative English names: Rabbeinu Saʿadiah Gaon ("our Rabbi [the] Saadia Gaon"), often abbreviated RSG (R^aS^aG); Saadia b. Joseph;^[2] Saadia ben Joseph; Saadia ben Joseph of Faym; or Saadia ben Joseph Al-Fayyumi (892 – 942)^[3]^[4] was a prominent rabbi, gaon, Jewish philosopher, and biblical exegete who was active in the Abbasid Caliphate.

Works

The Book of Beliefs and Opinions (كتاب الأمانات والاعتقادات) was completed 933^[5] which is the first systematic presentation and philosophic foundation of the dogmas of Judaism. Originally in Judeo-Arabic in Hebrew letters with quotations from the Torah. The first Hebrew translation was done in 1186 by Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon, titled haEmunot ve-haDeot (he:האמונות והדעות The Beliefs and The Opinions). An unabridged translation into English by Samuel Rosenblatt was published in 1948. An article on The Book of Beliefs and Opinions is published on wikipedia. The original arabic version s:ar:كتاب الأمانات والاعتقادات has not yet been published on wikisource.
C.f. w:Saadia_Gaon#Exegesis
C.f. w:Saadia_Gaon#Hebrew linguistics
C.f. w:Saadia_Gaon#Halakhic writings
C.f. w:Saadia_Gaon#Philosophy of relgion
C.f. w:Saadia_Gaon#Polemical writings
Prayerbook of Saadia Gaon, C.f. Siddur of Saadia Gaon

Notes and References

↑ Gil, Moshe; Strassler, David (2004). Jews in Islamic countries in the Middle Ages. Leiden: Brill. p. 348. ISBN 90-04-13882-X. Unknown parameter |name-list-style= ignored (help).
↑ SAADIA B. JOSEPH (Sa'id al-Fayyumi), jewishencyclopedia.com; Article
↑ The traditional birth year of 892 was exclusively cited before 1921 and is still occasionally cited. It rests on a statement by the twelfth-century historian Abraham ibn Daud that Saadia was "about fifty" years old when he died. The modern birth year of 882 rests on an 1113 CE Genizah fragment containing a list of Saadia's writings compiled by his sons eleven years after his death, which stated that he was "sixty years less forty ... days" at death. Henry Malter, "Postscript", Saadia Gaon: His life and works (1921) 421–428. Jacob [Jocob] Mann, "A fihrist of Sa'adya's works", The Jewish Quarterly Review new series 11 (1921) 423-428. Malter rejected 882 because it conflicted with other known events in Saadia's life. He suspected an error by a copyist. The year 882 is now generally accepted because its source is closer to his death in both time and space. Abraham Firkovich had previously held the opinion that Saadia Gaon was born in 862, based on the view that he was aged twenty when he first began writing his Sefer Ha-Iggaron in 882 (See: Abraham Firkovich, Hebrew Newspaper Hamelitz - 1868, Issue 26–27)
↑ Bar Ilan CD-ROM
↑ Saadia Gaon (2011). Book of Beliefs & Opinions (Sefer ha-Nivḥar ba-emunot uva-deʻot) (in Hebrew). Kiryat Ono: Mekhkon Mishnat ha-Rambam. p. 6 (Introduction). OCLC 989874916. Unknown parameter |translator= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)

[1] Gil, Moshe; Strassler, David (2004). Jews in Islamic countries in the Middle Ages. Leiden: Brill. p. 348. ISBN 90-04-13882-X. Unknown parameter |name-list-style= ignored (help).

[2] SAADIA B. JOSEPH (Sa'id al-Fayyumi), jewishencyclopedia.com; Article

[3] The traditional birth year of 892 was exclusively cited before 1921 and is still occasionally cited. It rests on a statement by the twelfth-century historian Abraham ibn Daud that Saadia was "about fifty" years old when he died. The modern birth year of 882 rests on an 1113 CE Genizah fragment containing a list of Saadia's writings compiled by his sons eleven years after his death, which stated that he was "sixty years less forty ... days" at death. Henry Malter, "Postscript", Saadia Gaon: His life and works (1921) 421–428. Jacob [Jocob] Mann, "A fihrist of Sa'adya's works", The Jewish Quarterly Review new series 11 (1921) 423-428. Malter rejected 882 because it conflicted with other known events in Saadia's life. He suspected an error by a copyist. The year 882 is now generally accepted because its source is closer to his death in both time and space. Abraham Firkovich had previously held the opinion that Saadia Gaon was born in 862, based on the view that he was aged twenty when he first began writing his Sefer Ha-Iggaron in 882 (See: Abraham Firkovich, Hebrew Newspaper Hamelitz - 1868, Issue 26–27)

[4] Bar Ilan CD-ROM

[5] Saadia Gaon (2011). Book of Beliefs & Opinions (Sefer ha-Nivḥar ba-emunot uva-deʻot) (in Hebrew). Kiryat Ono: Mekhkon Mishnat ha-Rambam. p. 6 (Introduction). OCLC 989874916. Unknown parameter |translator= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)

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