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It was explained earlier in part 2 that faith is [like a] possession that is, it is a possession that belongs to man’s soul, the way knowledge belongs to the soul…
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Judah ben Eleazar
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Kashan, Safavid Iran (Kashan, Iran)
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1686
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Since the methods of conducting surgical procedures have, for many years, been perfected to the highest degree in England and we do not have any treatise on the subject written in our…
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Jacob de Castro Sarmento
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London, Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1744
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The peace of the Almighty God be with you and with all those who in their faith hope for and desire His grace and mercy.
Dear and good friends and brethren of Israel.
In your letter, you complain…
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Josel of Rosheim
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Holy Roman Empire (Alsace, France)
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1539
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What Calvin alleges as substantiation for his pseudo-doctrine that men are prevented from doing good deeds and engaging in the truth because of their corrupt nature, arising from Adam’s sin and that…
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Moses Raphael d’Aguilar
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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Early 17th Century
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So relentless and obstinate are today’s wars among men that it often happens that after having exerted every effort and diligence to avoid being vanquished, reaching the limits of their…
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Saul Levi Mortera
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1640
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We have already said that whoever invents new things is the one who has to bring…
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Saul Levi Mortera
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1640
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On the Messiah and his circumstances, whether or not he has come.
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Leone Modena
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Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1645
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The main foundation that you propose for your doctrine consists of the sin of Adam, in which you believe sin was perpetrated by all of the human species, which was contained in Adam, and of the sole…
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Isaac Orobio de Castro
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1670
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Now it is not my intention to be a wiseacre when I show people that some rabbinic statements should not be taken literally. Belonging to this genre, is the story of Og uprooting a mountain the size of…
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Azariah de’ Rossi
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Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)
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1573–1575
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Abraham Menaḥem Kohen Porto to the prince and magnate, chieftain and nobleman, our teacher R. Menaḥem Azariah de Fano—may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him—greetings to his glorious excellency!
Beh…
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Abraham Menaḥem Kohen Porto
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Cremona, Spanish Empire (Cremona, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1574