Philosophy in Religious Polemics: The Case of Jacob ben Reuben (Provence, 1170)

Jacob ben Reuben’s Sefer Milḥamot ha-Shem (Wars of the Lord) of 1170 is the earliest Hebrew work of Christian-Jewish religious polemics that draws heavily on philosophy. Its geographical and intellectual contexts have been much debated, with significant implications for our understanding of the dyna...

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Main Author: Freudenthal, Gad 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Medieval encounters
Year: 2016, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/3, Pages: 25-71
Further subjects:B Jacob Ben Reuben Jewish Provence Gascogne Jewish-Christian polemics Jewish philosophy Joseph Qimḥi Isaac Israeli Joseph Ibn Zabarra Mourède knowledge of languages Twelfth-Century Renaissance Ḥokhmah ḥiṣonit (alien knowledge)
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