Twenty Chapters

By Sarah Stroumsa and Dawud Ibn Marwain Al-Muqammis

The literary works of ninth-century scholar Dawud al-Muqammas, who converted from Judaism to Christianity and then back to Judaism, reflect his pioneering approaches during a formative time in Jewish and Muslim medieval philosophy. A master of diverse genres, he composed in the ninth century, among other works, the thoughtful Twenty Chapters , which is not only the first known Jewish Kalam text, but also the earliest extant theological summa written in Arabic. This authoritative edition includes the full Judeo-Arabic text in Arabic letter transcription with a facing English translation, as well as an introduction, notes, bibliography, and index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842529969
• ISBN13: 9780842529969
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Brigham Young University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"