A letter by Maimonides to the Jews of south Arabia : entitled "The Inspired hope" / translated from the Arabic by Rabbi Nahum ha-Maarabi into Hebrew, and from this rendered freely into English by Sabato Morais.

Name: A letter by Maimonides to the Jews of south Arabia : entitled "The Inspired hope" / translated from the Arabic by Rabbi Nahum ha-Maarabi into Hebrew, and from this rendered freely into English by Sabato Morais.
Author: Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204.

Title	A letter by Maimonides to the Jews of south Arabia : entitled "The Inspired hope" / translated from the Arabic by Rabbi Nahum ha-Maarabi into Hebrew, and from this rendered freely into English by Sabato Morais.
Author	Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204.
Publication Date:	1935
Publication Place	Philadelphia : Dropsie College, 1935. - Dropsie College
Subject	Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Correspondence., Islam--Controversial literature., Judaism--Apologetic works.
Type	Book
Language	ara,eng,heb
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	pages 329-369 ; 25 cm
Library:	Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID	27423556
Record ID	9924354983503681
Library Location	University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date	1935
Notes	Cover title., "Reprinted from the Jewish Quarterly Review, New Series, v.25 (4), "This number of the Jewish Quarterly Review is being devoted to articles that have to do with the works of Moses Maimonides as a very slight contribution in commemoration of the eight hundredth anniversary of the birth of this great man. I wish to call attention to one article here printed, namely, an abbreviated translation, or as he put it, a free rendering of the Iggeret Teman which was done into English many years ago by my distinguished and beloved teacher, Doctor Sabato Morais. Doctor Morais used the Hebrew translation of Rabbi Nahum ha-Maarabi which was made about 1240. The original manuscript of Doctor Morais' translation does not furnish any date of its composition but it was probably done at least sixty years ago. As a matter of piety and because I think the rendering is noble in its style I have decided to publish the condensed translation from the Hebrew, of the famous letter of Maimonides."--Cyrus Adler.
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A letter by Maimonides to the Jews of south Arabia : entitled "The Inspired hope" / translated from the Arabic by Rabbi Nahum ha-Maarabi into Hebrew, and from this rendered freely into English by Sabato Morais.

Author Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204.

Publication Date 1935

Publication Place Philadelphia : Dropsie College, 1935. - Dropsie College

Subject Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Correspondence., Islam--Controversial literature., Judaism--Apologetic works.

Type Book

Language ara,eng,heb

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions pages 329-369 ; 25 cm

Library Penn Libraries

Library Asset ID 27423556

Record ID 9924354983503681

Library Location University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Date 1935

Notes Cover title., "Reprinted from the Jewish Quarterly Review, New Series, v.25 (4), "This number of the Jewish Quarterly Review is being devoted to articles that have to do with the works of Moses Maimonides as a very slight contribution in commemoration of the eight hundredth anniversary of the birth of this great man. I wish to call attention to one article here printed, namely, an abbreviated translation, or as he put it, a free rendering of the Iggeret Teman which was done into English many years ago by my distinguished and beloved teacher, Doctor Sabato Morais. Doctor Morais used the Hebrew translation of Rabbi Nahum ha-Maarabi which was made about 1240. The original manuscript of Doctor Morais' translation does not furnish any date of its composition but it was probably done at least sixty years ago. As a matter of piety and because I think the rendering is noble in its style I have decided to publish the condensed translation from the Hebrew, of the famous letter of Maimonides."--Cyrus Adler.

Tür Apologetic writings.