Milhamoth ha-Shem
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Milhamoth ha-Shem "The Wars of the NAME", is the title of several Hebrew texts. Among these the most notable are:
's The Book of the Wars of the Lord (also Milhamoth Adonai מלחמות אדוני), is a refutation of Saadya Gaon.
, including Matt. 1:1-16, 3:13-17, 4:1-11, 5:33-40, 11:25-27, 12:1-8, 26:36-39, 28:16-20. It served as a precedent for the full Hebrew translation and interspersed commentary on Matthew found in Ibn Shaprut
's Touchstone c.1385.
's Wars of the Lord is a treatise defending his father Maimonides
against slander.
, or "RaLBaG", (1288–1344) is a religious, astronomical and philosophical treatise.
's formulation of Kabbalah
. Qafih's Milḥamot HaShem (1931) argues that the Zohar
is not authentic.
Milhamoth ha-Shem of Salmon ben Jeroham, 10th C.
Solomon ben JerohamSolomon ben Jeroham
Solomon ben Jeroham, in Arabic Sulaym ibn Ruhaym, was a Karaite exegete and controversialist who flourished at Jerusalem between 940 and 960. He was considered one of the greatest authorities among the Karaites, by whom he is called "the Wise" , and who mention him after Benjamin Nahawendi in their...
's The Book of the Wars of the Lord (also Milhamoth Adonai מלחמות אדוני), is a refutation of Saadya Gaon.
Milhamoth ha-Shem of Jacob ben Reuben, 12th C.
The Milhamoth ha-Shem of Jacob ben Reuben, is a 12th C. Jewish apologia against conversion by Christians, consisting of questions and answers from selected texts of Gospel of MatthewGospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
, including Matt. 1:1-16, 3:13-17, 4:1-11, 5:33-40, 11:25-27, 12:1-8, 26:36-39, 28:16-20. It served as a precedent for the full Hebrew translation and interspersed commentary on Matthew found in Ibn Shaprut
Ibn Shaprut
Shem-Tob ben Isaac Shaprut of Tudela was a Spanish Jewish philosopher, physician, and polemicist. He is often confused with the physician Shem-Ṭob ben Isaac of Tortosa, who lived earlier...
's Touchstone c.1385.
Milhamoth ha-Shem of Abraham, son of Maimonides, 13th C.
Abraham ben Moses ben MaimonAbraham ben Moses ben Maimon
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon was the son of Maimonides who succeeded his father as Nagid of the Egyptian Jewish community....
's Wars of the Lord is a treatise defending his father Maimonides
Maimonides
Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...
against slander.
Milhamoth ha-Shem of Levi ben Gershom, 14th C.
The Wars of the Lord, also Milhamoth Adonai (מלחמות אדוני), of Levi ben Gershom, or GersonidesGersonides
Levi ben Gershon, better known by his Latinised name as Gersonides or the abbreviation of first letters as RaLBaG , philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, astronomer/astrologer. He was born at Bagnols in Languedoc, France...
, or "RaLBaG", (1288–1344) is a religious, astronomical and philosophical treatise.
Milhamoth ha-Shem of Yiḥyah Qafiḥ, 1931
Yehia al-Qafih (Hebrew: רבי יחיא בן שלמה קאפח 1853–1932) was Chief Rabbi of Sana'a, Yemen and founded the Dor Dai movement in Judaism, against Isaac LuriaIsaac Luria
Isaac Luria , also called Yitzhak Ben Shlomo Ashkenazi acronym "The Ari" "Ari-Hakadosh", or "Arizal", meaning "The Lion", was a foremost rabbi and Jewish mystic in the community of Safed in the Galilee region of Ottoman Palestine...
's formulation of Kabbalah
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
. Qafih's Milḥamot HaShem (1931) argues that the Zohar
Zohar
The Zohar is the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material on Mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology...
is not authentic.