Maimon — is a Jewish surname, and may refer to: Ada Maimon (1893–1973), Israeli politician Alexander Ziskind Maimon (1809–1887), Jewish scholar David Maimon (1929–2010), Major General in the Israeli army Frat Maimon (14th century), Jewish scholar Moses… … Wikipedia
Nathanael Caspi — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Caspi (homonymie). Nathanael Caspi (hébreu : נתנאל כספי ; provençal/shuadit : Bonsenior Macif de Largentera) est un philosophe et exégète juif provençal des XIVe et XVe siècles. Éléments… … Wikipédia en Français
KASPI, NETHANEL BEN NEHEMIAH — (15th century), author of religious philosophical works. Kaspi was a disciple of Frat Maimon (Solomon b. Menahem). He composed the following works: (1) commentary on the Kuzari, completed in 1424, for which he made use of the Hebrew translations… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY — MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY, a vast complex of disputed cultural, religious, and social problems, focusing around several central themes. Some of the elements of this controversy considerably antedate maimonides (1135–1204); and of the questions… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Solomon ben Judah of Lunel — (born 1411) (Hebrew: שלמה בן יהודה) was a Provençal philosopher. His Provençal name was Solomon Vives. When he was only 13 years of age he composed, under the direction of his master, Frat Maimon, a commentary on the Cuzari of Judah ha Levi. This … Wikipedia
Nathanael ben Nehemiah Caspi — was a Provençal scholar. He lived at the end of the fourteenth century and at the beginning of the fifteenth. He was a disciple of Frat Maimon, under whose direction he composed in 1424 his first work, a commentary on the Cuzari of Judah ha Levi … Wikipedia
FARISSOL, JACOB BEN ḤAYYIM — (Comprat (Comprado), Vidal Farissol; b. 1405?), Provençal Hebrew poet and philosophical commentator. At the age of 17 Farissol wrote Beit Ya akov (Ms.), a commentary to Judah Halevi s Kuzari, based on the lectures of his teacher Solomon b.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SOLOMON BEN JUDAH OF LUNEL — (Solomon Vivas 1411–?), Provençal philosopher. At the age of 13, under the direction of his teacher, Solomon ben Menahem (Frat Maimon), Solomon composed a commentary on judah halevi s Kuzari, entitled Ḥeshek Shelomo, which is extant in manuscript … Encyclopedia of Judaism
