Jedaja Bedersi
Jedaja Bedersi ( Jedaja ben Abraham ha-Bedersi , also: Jedaja ha-Penini ) (born around 1270 in Béziers ; died around 1340 ) was a Hebrew poet and philosopher in southern France (in Perpignan and Montpellier )
Among other things, he wrote the didactic poem bechinat olam (“Trial of the World”), a popular Jewish moral script that was often read as a book of edification because of its ascetic-religious coloring. His philosophical writings reveal knowledge of scholasticism (especially the school of Duns Scotus ) and nominalistic tendencies. He defended the justification for profane education and philosophical studies, but advised restraint in the event of inadequate education.
Web links
- Jedaja Bedersi in the Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 26, 2010
- Works by Jedaja Bedersi in the complete catalog of incandescent prints
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bedersi, Jedaja |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish poet and philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1270 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beziers |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1340 |