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The literary works of ninth-century scholar Dawud al-Muqammas, who converted from Judaism to Christianity and then back to Judaism, reflect his pioneering approaches during a formative time in Jewish and Muslim medieval philosophy. A master of diverse genres, he composed in the ninth century, among other works, the thoughtfulTwenty Chapters, which is not only the first known JewishKalamtext, but also the earliest extanttheologicalsummawritten in Arabic. This authoritative edition includes the full Judeo-Arabic text in Arabic letter transcription with a facing English translation, as well as an introduction, notes, bibliography, and index.

Twenty Chapters Library of JudeoArabic Literature

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      Publisher: Brigham Young University Press
      Publication Date: 15/02/2017
      ISBN13: 9780842529969, 978-0842529969
      ISBN10: 0842529969
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      Book Synopsis
      The literary works of ninth-century scholar Dawud al-Muqammas, who converted from Judaism to Christianity and then back to Judaism, reflect his pioneering approaches during a formative time in Jewish and Muslim medieval philosophy. A master of diverse genres, he composed in the ninth century, among other works, the thoughtfulTwenty Chapters, which is not only the first known JewishKalamtext, but also the earliest extanttheologicalsummawritten in Arabic. This authoritative edition includes the full Judeo-Arabic text in Arabic letter transcription with a facing English translation, as well as an introduction, notes, bibliography, and index.

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