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Originally written in Arabic, prompted by Halevi's contact with a Spanish Karaite, [3] it was then translated by numerous scholars, including Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon, into Hebrew and other languages, and is regarded as one of the most important apologetic works of Jewish philosophy. [2]
- Joshua Judah Ha-Levi, Hartwig Bloch, Hirschfeld
- 1947
Read the text of Kuzari online with commentaries and connections. The Kuzari was written by Yehuda Halevi (Spain, 1075 – 1141 CE). Originally written in Arabic, it describes how the king of the Khazars (an Asian tribe that converted to Judaism in the eighth century), in an attempt to determine which is the true religion, invites ...
The Kuzari and Rav Yehuda HaLevi (en) - Lesson 1. Rabbi Yehuda Halevi and the Kuzari. Rav Itamar Eldar. Philosophy. 18.03.2015. Text file. 01introeng.doc. I. THE LIFE OF RABBI YEHUDA HALEVI. Rabbi Yehuda ben Shemuel Halevi was born in 1075 (and not in 1085, as is often claimed) in Toledo, Spain.
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Jun 30, 2023 · Kitab al Khazari (Kuzari) (1905) by Judah Halevi, translated by Hartwig Hirschfeld. →. : . : , , . Commonly called the Kuzari, this book is the most famous work by the medieval Spanish Jewish writer Judah Halevi. The work is divided into five parts, and takes the form of a dialogue between the pagan king of the Khazars and a Jew who had been ...
Judah Halevi’s Book of the Kuzari is a defense of Judaism that has enjoyed an almost continuous transmission since its composition in the twelfth century. By surveying the activities of readers, commentators, copyists, and printers for more than 700 years, Adam Shear examines the ways that the Kuzari became a classic of Jewish thought.
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May 28, 2006 · The Book of Refutation and Proof on Behalf of the Despised Religion, better known as The Kuzari, is one of the last and most popular works of medieval Judaism's premier poet, Judah Halevi (c. 1075-1141). While originally undertaken to respond to the queries of a Karaite scholar, it was reworked and expanded over nearly two decades into the ...
