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I have realized, and my attention has been drawn to the fact that many people say that the salvation of women is not on the same level as that of men, for their [women’s] knowledge is limited. They…
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Gedaliah Ibn Yaḥya
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ca. 1550
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Genesis 1:26. Let us make man in our image, as our likeness.
Genesis 9:6. For in the image of God made he man.
Deuteronomy 4:15. And guard ye your souls greatly, for ye saw no manner of…
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Menasseh Ben Israel
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1633
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I have to hide the secrets that I learn from the alley cats.
First. That the Creation was far quieter than we assume. Second. The opposite reversal of things. The stripes in the lens. The thoughts…
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Yoel Hoffman
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Jerusalem, Israel
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1995
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Socrates’ defence was very carefully heard in the presence of the Academicians in the public assembly over a few days, and it produced no little disquiet in the minds of the judges, whose minds turned…
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Simone Luzzatto
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Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1651
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To the Most Serene Great Prince of Etruria, Hero and Admirable Man, Cosmo the Third
To the Most Serene Great Prince.
In this era of ours, Most Serene Great Prince, when the various branches of…
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Jacob Rosales
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Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Florence, Italy)
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1654
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Third Part of the Ethics on the Origins and Nature of the Affects
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Baruch Spinoza
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The Hague, Dutch Republic (The Hague, Netherlands)
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1675
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On the existence and nature of a great and awesome, holy world, which is situated beyond the equator, and whether it is possible that there is a settlement south of this equator, called zo…
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Abraham Farissol
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Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)
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First Quarter of the 16th Century
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Oded talked about the team, about the next day’s game. Surprised at Micky’s indifference, he suddenly stopped and looked at him closely. There was an insulted expression on his face, as if Micky had…
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Yehoshua Kenaz
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Petaẖ Tiqva, Israel
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1986
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Ḥaver:Do you think languages are eternal, and have no beginning?Kuzari:They are invented and instituted by common consent, rather than natural; this is evident from their composition of nouns, verbs…
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Jacob Abendana
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1663
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The Talmud is one of the great, classical writings of human civilization—enduring, influential, nourishing. It claims its place among the most successful pieces of writing in the history of humanity…
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Jacob Neusner
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Annandale-on-Hudson, United States of America
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1997