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Encyclopedia > Berachyah

Berachyah (c. 12th or 13th century). Author of Mishle Shualim (Fox Fables) & Sefer Hahibbur (The Book of Compilation) in which he developed the ideas of Saadia, Bahya Ibn Pakuda & Solomon Ibn Gabirol.


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Adventures in Philosophy: A Brief History of Jewish Philosophy (1673 words)
Fundamentally, however, Halevi remained reluctant to use philosophical categories in matters that concern religion, and he often expressed his dislike of philosophy and philosophers, although he proved to be one of them.
The literary fame of Berachyah is chiefly founded upon his Mishle Shualin (Fox Fables).
Some of these were of his own invention; others were derived from the fables of Aesop, the Talmud, and the Hindus, but even in the adaptation of plots to his own Hebrew style, he displayed poetic originality and narrative talents.
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