The Refutation of the Christian Principles (Jewish Philosophy) - Softcover

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Crescas, Hasdai

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9780791409664: The Refutation of the Christian Principles (Jewish Philosophy)
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ISBN 10: 079140966X ISBN 13: 9780791409664
Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1992

Synopsis

During the fourteenth century, there was a general demoralization in the Jewish community in Spain. Many Jews were on the brink of conversion. Rabbi Crescas met the Christian challenge by writing this pithy book refuting the principles of the Christian religion. He argued that the basic Christian doctrines, namely, original sin, salvation, trinity, incarnation, virgin birth, transubstantiation, baptism, the messiah, a new covenant, and demons, contradict human reason, thereby calling into question Christianity's claim to be a true religion. The Refutation is an important document of the medieval Jewish-Christian debate and is also especially important for the history of Jewish philosophy in general.

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About the Author

Daniel J. Lasker is Associate Professor of Jewish Thought at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer Sheva, Israel. He is the author of Jewish Philosophical Polemics Against Christianity in the Middle Ages.

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Publisher
State University of New York Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
079140966X
ISBN 13 
9780791409664
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
156
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