The Importance of Islamic Kalam in Judaism

Mottazalism was an obvious fit for kataite Judaism, which gave no special authority to the rabbinical writings of antiquity. Islamic Kalam was such a rich source of inspiration for Jewish thinkers in these early centuries that it could be embraced by both parties to the debate I mentioned at the beginning of this episode. With his thought, medieval Jewish philosophy reaches its first high watermark. So, I'll be in floods of tears if you don't join me to find out more about Saadiah Ghan.