Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Y. Tzvi Langermann -- Copyright Page / Y. Tzvi Langermann -- Acknowledgements / Y. Tzvi Langermann -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Situating Pre-Maimonidean Jewish Philosophy / Y. Tzvi Langermann -- Chapter 2 Conspectus / Y. Tzvi Langermann -- Chapter 3 The Historical-Philosophical Context: Pre-Maimonidean Jewish Thought in the Iberian Peninsula / Y. Tzvi Langermann -- Chapter 4 Transcription, Translation, Innovation / Y. Tzvi Langermann -- Text and Translation -- Introduction / Y. Tzvi Langermann -- Text and Translation / Y. Tzvi Langermann -- Back Matter -- Bibliography / Y. Tzvi Langermann -- Indexes / Y. Tzvi Langermann.

All can agree that the achievement of Moses Maimonides (d. 1204) set the standard for subsequent works of “Jewish philosophy”. But just what were the contours of philosophical-scientific inquiry that Maimonides replaced? A fairly large array of diverse texts have been studied, but no comprehensive picture has yet emerged. The newly discovered Hebrew dialogue published here has points of contact of various depth with most of the major works of pre-Maimonidean thought. It shares as well influences from without, especially from the Islamic kalam. The dialogue thus presents, in an engaging literary form, a clear and detailed snapshot of pre-Maimonidean philosophy and science.

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