Rosh Amanah [The Pinnacle of Faith]

by ABRABANEL, Don Yitzhak

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Book desription: Constantinople: David and Samuel Ibn Nachmias, 1506. Full Calf. Very Good. The Rare 1506 Rosh Amanah, Isaac Abrabanel’s Most Important Religious Work ---Jewish EncyclopediaABRABANEL, Don Yitzhak. Rosh Amanah [The Pinnacle of Faith]. Constantinople: David and Samuel Ibn Nachmias, 1506. Full modern paneled calf. 20 leaves (including poem by Judah Abrabanel, with decorative border as leaf 1). Leaves washed, expert restoration. Issued without a title page. Colophon indicates that this work was “completed in Naples at the end of the month of Marcheshvan, in the year of 'the sound of rejoicing and salvation’, 5255.” Wide margined copy.FIRST EDITION OF ABRABANEL’S MOST IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS WORK. Don Isaac Abrabanel (1437-1508) was one of the greatest scholars, philosophers and statesmen among medieval Jewry. He was among the first Jewish scholars to be familiar with the concepts of humanism and the world of the Renaissance. His broad acceptance among both Jewish and Christian scholars alike is testament to his greatness.“Abrabanel was essentially an opponent of philosophy for his entire conception of Judaism, opposed to that of Maimonides and his school, was rooted in the first conviction of God’s revelation in history, and particularly in the history of the selected people.” (Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 1). His Rosh Amanah, which addresses Maimonides Thirteen Articles of Faith (against the attacks of philosophers Albo and Crescas) appears to support Maimonides’ views in general, but differs as well on fundamental points. Among them is his rejection of the Maimonidean view that prophetic visions were creations of the imagination. “The most noteworthy feature of all Abrabanel’s philosophical disquisitions is the success with which he demonstrates the weak points in the Maimonidean system.” (Jewish Encyclopedia Vol. 1)VERY RARE. We have been able to trace only two copies of this work offered for public sale in the past twenty years, although we are aware of two other known copies. This volume represents a unique opportunity to own of the earliest and most respected works of Jewish philosophy and thought.REFERENCES:Yaari, Constantinople Imprints 3Sabin Hill, Brad. Hebraica. Manuscripts and Early Printed Books… New York 16.Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 1.

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