Twenty chapters
Subtitle: ʻIshrūn maqālah
By: Dāwūd ibn Marwān al-Muqammaṣ ; an edition of the Judeo-Arabic text transliterated into Arabic characters, with a parallel English translation, notes, and introduction, by Sarah Stroumsa
Contributors: Stroumsa, Sarah, editor, translator; Mukammiṣ, David ibn Marwān, active 9th century; Mukammiṣ, David ibn Marwān, active 9th century
Edition: First edition.
Series: Library of Judeo-Arabic literature; Library of Judeo-Arabic literature
Publisher: Brigham Young University Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Provo, Utah
Language: eng; jrb; heb
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780842529969
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Medieval Philosophy; Jewish philosophy
Other titles: ʻIshrūn maqālah
Description: "The literary works of ninth-century scholar Dawud Al-Muqammaṣ, 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, among other works, he composed the thoughtful Twenty Chapters, which is not only the first known Jewish Kalām 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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-364) and index.