Menachem ben Solomon
Menachem ben Solomon (called: ha-Me'iri , Provençal: Name: Don Vidal Solomon ; born 1249 ; died 1316 or 1306 ) was a Jewish scholar and Talmudist in southern France.
As a philosophizing author, he distinguished between philosophical beliefs (existence, unity and incorporeality of God) and objects of belief (creation, retribution, providence, miracles). As a result, he represented a certain tolerance towards other religions: Muslims and (contrary to the majority opinion) Christians are not idolaters, rather they convey monotheism to the people and are thus representatives of religions whose ethics are determined by the norms of revelation.
He has also written a vast number of Chiddushim (detailed discussions on individual passages of the Bab. Talmud) under the title Bet ha-Bechira (published almost in full).
literature
- Solomon Schechter and Isaac Broydé: Me'iri, Menahem ben Solomon. In: Jewish Encyclopedia. Volume 8, 1904, p. 441
Web links
- Literature by and about Menachem ben Salomo in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Menachem ben Solomon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ha-Me'iri; Don Vidal Solomon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French halachist and religious philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1249 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1306 or 1316 |