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Fish Eats Lion Eats Man

Saadia Gaon, Syriac Christianity, and the Resurrection of the Dead

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ID5348798
AuthorsYonatan Mo, Yonatan Moss (0000-0002-6992-1110, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume106
Issue4
Pages494-520
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Jewish Quarterly Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-6682 • E-ISSN: 1553-0604
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jqr.2016.0036
OpenAlexW2559644042
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

Through an examination of their respective treatments of the resurrection of the dead, this article argues that the ninth-century, northern Mesopotamian Syriac authors John of Dara and Moses bar Kepha provide a key to understanding Saadia Gaon’s knowledge of Christianity and his overarching project of “hellenizing” rabbinic Judaism under Abbasid Islam

Ancient history · Art · Biology · Christianity · Dead sea · Fish · Fish <Actinopterygii> · Islam · Judaism · Literature · Ninth · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy · Religious studies

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year0,13
Citation span2018 - 2018 (1)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo

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