This talk is the second instalment of David’s Jewish Philosophy series. In this episode, David examines the philosophical ideas and innovations of a towering figure of the early Middle Ages, Sa’adya ibn Yusuf al-Fayumi, commonly known as Sa’adya Gaon. Watch the lecture here. He discusses Sa’adya Gaon’s exploration of: – Reason and revelation, including sources …

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