Joseph Albo

Joseph Albo (* 1380, † by 1444 ) was a Jewish philosopher of religion in Spain.

His major work, sefer ha - iqqarim ( "Principles" ), was the attempt of a philosophical system of the Jewish religion by recycling the 13 Articles of Faith of Moses ben Maimon on three principles: God, Revelation, Retribution ( reward and punishment ). The Torah is here described as the only divine law and Judaism as the best harmonizing with the philosophy of revealed religion. Each dogmatic bondage of Judaism is rejected. The work was very well received later by Moses Mendelssohn.

Albos eclectic work was widespread ( first edition 1485 with Joshua Solomon Soncino ).

1413/1414 Albo defended the Jewish side in the Zwangsdisputation of Tortosa.

Works

  • Sefer Ha - ספר עקרים Ikkarim. First edition ed. Joshua Solomon Soncino Soncino 1485th ( digitized UB Frankfurt) first annotated edition: Jacob ben Samuel Koppelman: Ohel Ya'akob. . Freiburg 1584 online ( PDF, 4.1 MB)
  • German edition: Book Ikkarim. Elementary and doctrines of the Mosaic religion.. Frankfurt / Berlin 1844 ( digitized: Google Books; archive.org; archive.org )
  • Sefer ha - ' Ikkarim [Book of Principles ], ed. and English. Übers Isaac Husik, 4 volumes, The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia 1929-30.
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