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Emunot V'Deot with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

Rabbi Saadia Gaon’s sefer Emunot V’Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.

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  1. 48

    49. Emunot VDeot 4_6 - Eight Scriptural Challenges to Free Will

    49. Emunot VDeot 4_6 - Eight Scriptural Challenges to Free Will

  2. 47

    48. Emunot VDeot 4_5 - Questions on Free Will, Continued

    48. Emunot VDeot 4_5 - Questions on Free Will, Continued

  3. 46

    47. Emunot V'Deot 4_4 - Challenges to Free Will

    47. Emunot V'Deot 4_4 - Challenges to Free Will

  4. 45

    46. Emunot VDeot 4_3-4 - Free Will as a Cornerstone of Judaism

    46. Emunot VDeot 4_3-4 - Free Will as a Cornerstone of Judaism

  5. 44

    45. Emunot VDeot 4_1-2 - Scripture and Logic Prove that Man is the Choicest of G-ds Creations

    45. Emunot VDeot 4_1-2 - Scripture and Logic Prove that Man is the Choicest of G-ds Creations

  6. 43

    44. Emunot VDeot 4_Introduction - Man is the Crowning Creation

    44. Emunot VDeot 4_Introduction - Man is the Crowning Creation

  7. 42

    43. Emunot VDeot 3_10 (part 2) - If G-d is Perfect, Why is the World so Flawed_

    43. Emunot VDeot 3_10 (part 2) - If G-d is Perfect, Why is the World so Flawed_

  8. 41

    42. Emunot VDeot 3_10 (part 1) - 12 Lingering Challenges to Torah, Creation, and G-d

    42. Emunot VDeot 3_10 (part 1) - 12 Lingering Challenges to Torah, Creation, and G-d

  9. 40

    41. Emunot V’Deot 3_9 (part 2) – Eternity and Brahmanism

    41. Emunot V’Deot 3_9 (part 2) – Eternity and Brahmanism

  10. 39

    40. Emunot VDeot 3_9 (part 1) - Doesnt G-d Change His Mind_

    40. Emunot VDeot 3_9 (part 1) - Doesnt G-d Change His Mind_

  11. 38

    39. Emunot VDeot 3_8 - Do Miracles Prove the Prophets Claims_

    39. Emunot VDeot 3_8 - Do Miracles Prove the Prophets Claims_

  12. 37

    38. Emunot V’Deot 3_7 (part 2) – 7 Arguments for the Torah’s Abrogation, and Their Refutations

    38. Emunot V’Deot 3_7 (part 2) – 7 Arguments for the Torah’s Abrogation, and Their Refutations

  13. 36

    37. Emunot V’Deot 3_7 (part 1) – Bittul (Abrogation) of the Torah is Impossible

    37. Emunot V’Deot 3_7 (part 1) – Bittul (Abrogation) of the Torah is Impossible

  14. 35

    36. Emunot VDeot 3_6 - How Do We Know that Anything is True_

    36. Emunot VDeot 3_6 - How Do We Know that Anything is True_

  15. 34

    35. Emunot VDeot 3_5 - How Does the Prophet Know Hes Hearing G-ds Word_

    35. Emunot VDeot 3_5 - How Does the Prophet Know Hes Hearing G-ds Word_

  16. 33

    34. Emunot VDeot 3_4 - Miracles Associated with Prophets

    34. Emunot VDeot 3_4 - Miracles Associated with Prophets

  17. 32

    33. Emunot VDeot 3_3 - Do We Really Need a Torah_

    33. Emunot VDeot 3_3 - Do We Really Need a Torah_

  18. 31

    32. Emunot V'Deot 3_2 - The Reasons for the Mitzvot

    32. Emunot V'Deot 3_2 - The Reasons for the Mitzvot

  19. 30

    31. Emunot V’Deot 3.Preface and Chapter 1 – Why G-d Gave Us Mitzvot

    31. Emunot V’Deot 3.Preface and Chapter 1 – Why G-d Gave Us Mitzvot

  20. 29

    30. Emunot V'Deot 2:13 - Comprehending an Incomprehensible G-d with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    30. Emunot V'Deot 2:13 - Comprehending an Incomprehensible G-d with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  21. 28

    29. Emunot V'Deot 2:12 - G-d Neither Acts Nor is Acted Upon with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    29. Emunot V'Deot 2:12 - G-d Neither Acts Nor is Acted Upon with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  22. 27

    28. Emunot V'Deot 2:11- Quality, Relation, Place, Time, Possession, & Position: None Apply to G-d with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    28. Emunot V'Deot 2:11- Quality, Relation, Place, Time, Possession, & Position: None Apply to G-d with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  23. 26

    27. Emunot V'Deot 2:10 - Unpacking the Anthropomorphic Metaphors of G-d in Tanakh with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    27. Emunot V'Deot 2:10 - Unpacking the Anthropomorphic Metaphors of G-d in Tanakh with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  24. 25

    26. Emunot V'Deot 2:9 - God Defies All of Aristotle's 10 Categories with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    26. Emunot V'Deot 2:9 - God Defies All of Aristotle's 10 Categories with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  25. 24

    25. Emunot V'Deot 2:8 - God's Interaction with the Physical, and Anthropomorphisms with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    25. Emunot V'Deot 2:8 - God's Interaction with the Physical, and Anthropomorphisms with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  26. 23

    24. Emunot V'Deot 2:6-7 - Trinitarian Theology Dismantled with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    24. Emunot V'Deot 2:6-7 - Trinitarian Theology Dismantled with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  27. 22

    23. Emunot V'Deot 2:5 - Arguments Against the Christian Trinity with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    23. Emunot V'Deot 2:5 - Arguments Against the Christian Trinity with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  28. 21

    22. Emunot V'Deot 2:4 - Divine Attributes Do Not Detract from G-d's Unity with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    22. Emunot V'Deot 2:4 - Divine Attributes Do Not Detract from G-d's Unity with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  29. 20

    21. Emunot V'Deot 2:3 - The Multiple Names of G-d do Not Negate His Unity with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    21. Emunot V'Deot 2:3 - The Multiple Names of G-d do Not Negate His Unity with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  30. 19

    20. Emunot V'Deot 2:2 - G-d's Unity and Refuting Dualism with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    20. Emunot V'Deot 2:2 - G-d's Unity and Refuting Dualism with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  31. 18

    18. Emunot V'Deot 2:Introduction - On G-d's Unity and Philosophical Errors with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    18. Emunot V'Deot 2:Introduction - On G-d's Unity and Philosophical Errors with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  32. 17

    19. Emunot V'Deot 2:1 - Six Truths About G-d, and His Unity with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    19. Emunot V'Deot 2:1 - Six Truths About G-d, and His Unity with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT19. Emunot V'Deot 2:1 - Six Truths About G-d, and His Unity with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  33. 16

    17. Emunot V'Deot 1:4 - Nine Philosophical Questions Regarding Creation with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    17. Emunot V'Deot 1:4 - Nine Philosophical Questions Regarding Creation with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  34. 15

    16. Emunot V'Deot 1:3 (part 5) - Skepticism and Foolishness with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    16. Emunot V'Deot 1:3 (part 5) - Skepticism and Foolishness with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  35. 14

    13. Emunot V'Deot 1:3 (part 2) - Refuting Dualism with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    13. Emunot V'Deot 1:3 (part 2) - Refuting Dualism with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  36. 13

    8. Emunot V’Deot Intro Part 7 - Eight Reasons why People Maintain Heretical Ideas + Part 8 - TOC with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    8. Emunot V’Deot Intro Part 7 - Eight Reasons why People Maintain Heretical Ideas + Part 8 - TOC with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  37. 12

    15. Emunot V'Deot 1:3 (part 4) - Creation by Chance, Eternal Existence, & Epistemological Relativism with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    15. Emunot V'Deot 1:3 (part 4) - Creation by Chance, Eternal Existence, & Epistemological Relativism with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  38. 11

    14. Emunot V'Deot 1:3 (part 3) – Refuting Models of Creation from Primordial Ingredients with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    14. Emunot V'Deot 1:3 (part 3) – Refuting Models of Creation from Primordial Ingredients with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  39. 10

    12 Emunot V’Deot 1:3 (part 1) – 12 Other Models for the Origins of our World and their Refutations with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    12 Emunot V’Deot 1:3 (part 1) – 12 Other Models for the Origins of our World and their Refutations with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  40. 9

    11. Emunot V'Deot 1:2 - 1. Can Something Create Itself? and 2. Was Creation Necessarily Ex Nihilo? with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    11. Emunot V'Deot 1:2 - 1. Can Something Create Itself? and 2. Was Creation Necessarily Ex Nihilo? with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  41. 8

    10. Emunot V'Deot 1:1 - Four Proofs for Creation with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    10. Emunot V'Deot 1:1 - Four Proofs for Creation with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  42. 7

    9. Emunot V’Deot Essay 1 - Preface & ch. 1 – Creation, as One Model of Cosmogony, is Logically Sound with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    9. Emunot V’Deot Essay 1 - Preface & ch. 1 – Creation, as One Model of Cosmogony, is Logically Sound with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  43. 6

    7. Emunot V’Deot Introduction part 6 – G d Wishes for Man to Engage in Intellectual Speculation with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    7. Emunot V’Deot Introduction part 6 – G d Wishes for Man to Engage in Intellectual Speculation with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  44. 5

    6. Emunot V’Deot Introduction part 5 (3) – The Seven Errors to Avoid in Inductive Reasoning with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    6. Emunot V’Deot Introduction part 5 (3) – The Seven Errors to Avoid in Inductive Reasoning with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  45. 4

    5 Emunot V’Deot Introduction part 5 (2) – Epistemology continued with with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    5 Emunot V’Deot Introduction part 5 (2) – Epistemology continued with with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  46. 3

    4. Emunot V’De’ot Introduction parts 4 & 5(1) – How Man Attains Knowledge and How to Arrive at Truth with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    4. Emunot V’De’ot Introduction parts 4 & 5(1) – How Man Attains Knowledge and How to Arrive at Truth with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  47. 2

    3 Emunot V’Deot – Introduction, part 3 - Why did G d Create Man with a Limited Intellect with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    3 Emunot V’Deot – Introduction, part 3 - Why did G d Create Man with a Limited Intellect with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  48. 1

    1. Emunot V'Deot Introduction part 1 with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    1. Emunot V'Deot Introduction part 1 with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

  49. 0

    2- Emunot V'Deot Introduction part 2 - Dealing with Doubt with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

    2- Emunot V'Deot Introduction part 2 - Dealing with Doubt with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin at BAYT

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Rabbi Saadia Gaon’s sefer Emunot V’Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.

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