Saʿadia ben Joseph: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Saʿid ibn Yūsuf al-Fayyūmī
Born 882 • Egypt
Died September 942 (aged 60) • Babylonia
Subjects Of Study Judaism • Muʿtazilah • philosophy of religion

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