Author:Saadia Gaon

Saadia Gaon
(882–942)

Prominent rabbi, gaon, Jewish philosopher, and biblical exegete who was active in the Abbasid Caliphate. Alternative names include: Saʿadia ben Yosef Gaon سعيد بن يوسف الفيومي Saʿīd bin Yūsuf al-Fayyūmi; סַעֲדְיָה בֶּן יוֹסֵף אַלְפַיּוּמִי גָּאוֹן Saʿăḏyā ben Yōsēf ʾal-Fayyūmī Gāʾōn; Rabbeinu Saʿadiah Gaon ("our Rabbi [the] Saadia Gaon"), often abbreviated RSG (RaSaG); Saadia b. Joseph; Saadia ben Joseph; Saadia ben Joseph of Faym; or Saadia ben Joseph Al-Fayyumi.

Works

  • The Book of Beliefs and Opinions (كتاب الأمانات والاعتقادات) (933)
  • Prayerbook of Saadia Gaon, C.f. Siddur of Saadia Gaon

Works about Gaon


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