Letter from Morais, Sabato to Huebsch, A. Philadelphia, PA; Aug 1879
- Title
- Letter from Morais, Sabato to Huebsch, A. Philadelphia, PA; Aug 1879
- Date Created
- 31 August 1879
- Format
- 2 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 2, Folder 8
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p36q1t285/manifest.json
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p36q1t285
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
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- content
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546 Nth 5th st.
Dr A. Huebsch
Revd and dear Sir
Possibly, you may not have seen the Jewish Record of last Friday. In a communication by Mr I. Rubenstein, you have been chosen umpire to decide whether Maimonide's [Hebrew] is a defence of his belief in a bodily resurrection, or a denial of that article of faith.
I maintain that the author endeavours throughout to show that he does not confound [Hebrew] with [Hebrew], and that though dwelling at large on the subject of the former, because agreeable to reason, he unequivocally accepts the doctrine of a resuscitation after death, or [Hebrew], as within the scope of God's illimitable powers. Mr Rubenstein, on the contrary, maintains that Maimonides declares the doctrine of the resurrection absurd. He further represents [Hebrew] as denying the authenticity of the book of Daniel, and I maintain that Maimonides uses it as a support to the aforenamed doctrine.
Mr Rubenstein intimates that Maimonides ridicules the idea that the prayers embodying containing the acknowledgment of a bodily resurrection were composed by the ancient Sages, or [Hebrew]; I hold that [Hebrew] wishes to prove the universal acceptance of the doctrine by pointing to those very prayers.
In the event of your consenting to act in the capacity of umpire, it will be necessary for you to know that I base my convictions upon the translation of the Maamar by Samuel Ibn Tibon, as published in 5410 at Amsterdam by Joseph Attias.
Yours respectfully
S. Morais
Philadelphia August 31st 1879
PS. Your answer will be inserted in the Jewish Record, the office of which is 614 Chestnut st. - Identifier
- p36q1t285
- identifier
- SMBx2FF8_7
Part of Letter from Morais, Sabato to Huebsch, A. Philadelphia, PA; Aug 1879
Morais, Sabato and Huebsch, A., “Letter from Morais, Sabato to Huebsch, A. Philadelphia, PA; Aug 1879”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/88822