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Twenty Chapters
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 thoughtful Twenty Chapters, which is not only the first known Jewish Kalam text, but also the earliest extant theological summa written 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.
576 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2015
Library of Judeo-Arabic Literature
Literature and Literary Criticism: Classical Languages
Table of Contents
Conventions and Abbreviations
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Al-Muqammaș and His Biography
2 Al-Muqammaș’s Writings
3 Twenty Chapters, Its Structure and Contents
4 Al-Muqammaș’s Significance for the History of Judeo-Arabic Thought
5 The Manuscripts
6 The Text
7 The Transliteration into Arabic Characters
8 The Translation
ʿIshrūn Maqālah (Twenty Chapters)
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Al-Muqammaș and His Biography
2 Al-Muqammaș’s Writings
3 Twenty Chapters, Its Structure and Contents
4 Al-Muqammaș’s Significance for the History of Judeo-Arabic Thought
5 The Manuscripts
6 The Text
7 The Transliteration into Arabic Characters
8 The Translation
ʿIshrūn Maqālah (Twenty Chapters)
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