Albert Edwin Avey, (1954), Handbook in the History of Philosophy page: 89, place: New York, publisher: Barnes & Noble
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One of the greatest Hebrew poets, Judah ha-Levi was also an anti-rationalist. His chief work, The Book of the Khazars, was a dialogue in defense of Judaism, attempting to show the superiority of revealed religion to reasoned truth. He pointed out the dependence of Christianity and Islam upon Judaism; he regarded the Jews as possessed of a unique religious sense and Palestine as an unequalled region.
— Albert Edwin Avey
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About Judah Halevi
Judah Halevi (also Yehuda Halevi; Hebrew: יהודה הלוי; Arabic: يهوذا هاليفي; c. 1075–1141) was a Spanish Jewish poet and philosopher. He was born in Spain, either in Toledo or Tudela, in 1075 or 1086, and died shortly after arriving in the Land of Israel in 1141. Halevi is considered one of the greatest Hebrew poets, celebrated both for his religious and secular poems, many of which appear in present-day liturgy.
About Judah Halevi
Judah Halevi (also Yehuda Halevi; Hebrew: יהודה הלוי; Arabic: يهوذا هاليفي; c. 1075–1141) was a Spanish Jewish poet and philosopher. He was born in Spain, either in Toledo or Tudela, in 1075 or 1086, and died shortly after arriving in the Land of Israel in 1141. Halevi is considered one of the greatest Hebrew poets, celebrated both for his religious and secular poems, many of which appear in present-day liturgy.
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