- Berachyah
Berachyah Ben Natronai Hanakdan, commonly known as Berachya, was a Jewish poet, author and philosopher. His most famous works are "Mishle Shualim" (Fox Fables) and "Sefer Hahibbur" (The Book of Compilation). [http://www.radicalacademy.com/adiphiljewish2.htm#Berachyah Adventures in Philosophy: A Brief History of Jewish Philosophy ] ]
Biography
Very little is known for certain about the life of Berachyah. He is thought to have lived sometime in the 12th or 13th century. It is possible that he was a descendant of Jewish Scholars of Babalonya. There is no consensus on where he lived, though theories include Northern France or England. [http://www.radicalacademy.com/adiphiljewish2.htm#Berachyah Adventures in Philosophy: A Brief History of Jewish Philosophy ] ]
Mishle Shualim
This series of fables consisted of tales both of Berachyah's invention, and some borrowed and reworked from Aesop, the Talmud, and the Hindus. [http://www.radicalacademy.com/adiphiljewish2.htm#Berachyah Adventures in Philosophy: A Brief History of Jewish Philosophy ] ]
efer Hahibbur
Sefer Hahibbur is the most famous of Berachyah's works. This book of philosophy is almost encyclopedic in style. In it, Berachyah develops on the works of
Saadia Gaon ,Bahya ibn Pakuda , andSolomon ibn Gabirol . [http://www.radicalacademy.com/adiphiljewish2.htm#Berachyah Adventures in Philosophy: A Brief History of Jewish Philosophy ] ]ee also
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Saadia Gaon
*Bahya ibn Pakuda
*Solomon ibn Gabirol References
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