The Refutation of the Christian Principles

By Hasdai Crescas and Ḥasdai Crescas

Book Overview

During the fourteenth century, there was a general demoralization in the Jewish community in Spain. Many Jews were on the brink of conversion. Rabbi Crescas met the Christian challenge by writing this pithy book refuting the principles of the Christian religion. He argued that the basic Christian doctrines, namely, original sin, salvation, trinity, incarnation, virgin birth, transubstantiation, baptism, the messiah, a new covenant, and demons, contradict human reason, thereby calling into question Christianity's claim to be a true religion. The Refutation is an important document of the medieval Jewish-Christian debate and is also especially important for the history of Jewish philosophy in general.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 079140966X
• ISBN13: 9780791409664
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Interfaith Discussions

I think the author has a very logical POV and very scientific in the modern sense. Great basis for Interfaith discussions. Love the chapter on Virginity. Something a gynecologist could discuss religiously.