DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-J020-1
Version: v1, Published online: 1998
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Version: v1, Published online: 1998
Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/duran-profiat-d-c-1414/v-1
Article Summary
Duran, known also as Efodi, produced a wide variety of works displaying a considerable understanding of Christian culture, which he then used to criticize Christianity from a Jewish perspective. Heavily influenced by both Maimonides and Abraham ibn Ezra, he stressed the dual nature of the Torah as a system of belief and practice. His work includes Neoplatonic and astrological ideas, and sought to emphasize the salvific force of the Torah.
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Kellner, Menachem and Oliver Leaman. Duran, Profiat (d. c.1414), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-J020-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/duran-profiat-d-c-1414/v-1.
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Kellner, Menachem and Oliver Leaman. Duran, Profiat (d. c.1414), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-J020-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/duran-profiat-d-c-1414/v-1.
Copyright © 1998-2024 Routledge.