The Theology of Haham David Nieto: An Eighteenth Century Defense of the Jewish Tradition

18th century accept aggadah Amoraim Amsterdam argument beth beth din Bible biblical Cabbalists calendar cause chapter Christian claims commandments concept connexion contradiction Copernican Costa Creator David Nieto defense Deism Deists Deut Dialogue Divina Providencia England Esh Dath ethrog existence Exodus fact follows God's Haham Haham Nieto Haham Zevi halakhah Halevi Hayyun Hebrew heresy heretical ibid interpretation Israel Jewish Jews Joshua Karaites king knowledge Kuzari literal meaning London LORD Maimonides Marranos Matteh Matteh Dan merely midrash mind miracles Mishnah Moses natura naturata Nature opponents Oral Law passages Pharisees philosophical principle prohibition proofs prophet question quoted reason reference refuted regard Religion religious responsum Revelation Sabbath Sabbatian Sages Sakhal says Nieto sciences Scripture secular Sefer Sephardi sermon Sokolow Solomons Spinoza statement Synagogue Talmud Tannaim theological things tion Torah Tradition translation truth Uriel da Costa words Written Law Zevi Ashkenazi Zohar