La philosophie juive au Moyen-âge Saadia ben Joseph (892-942)‎

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Born in 892, in Egypt, Saadia Ben Yosef (Saïd al Fayoumi) was a high religious authority in Babylonia, some three centuries after the compilation of the Talmud.

He was named Gaon "Eminence" for his knowledge and educational activities within the Jewish communities.

Saadia's major works divide into five categories: polemical tracts, exegetical writings, grammatical treatises, works on Talmudic subjects, and philosophic works.

Saadia's philosophical works display his wide knowledge of Aristotle and of Christian, Moslem, and Brahmin teachings.

In his Kitab al-Amanat wal-Itiqadat.

Saadia expressed his views of religion and human destiny.

He maintained that revealed religion and human reason do not clash but complement each other