Faith as commended in Bible and Tradition 5
Faith according to Saadiah 9
,, ,, ,, Ibn Gabirol 11
,, ,, ,, Dunash ben Tamim, Bachya b. Joseph 12
,, ,, ,, Shem-tob; Abraham b. David; Jehudah hallevi 13
,, ,, ,, Ibn Ezra; Maimonides; Joseph Albo 14
,, ,, ,, Eliah del Medigo 15
,, ,, ,, Moses Mendelssohn 16
The Thirteen Principles of Faith 19
First Group of Principles—Existence of God 22
Natural Religion 22
Polytheism 25
Pantheism 26
Atheism 27
Deism; Theism 29
The First Principle: God, the Creator and Ruler of
the Universe 30
Natural Laws and Miracles 31
Evolution and Creation 33
Principle II.—Unity of God 38
,, III. 41
Anthropomorphism in the Bible 41
Principle IV. 43
,, V. 44
Various Attributes of God 41
Second Group of Principles—Revelation 46
General Remarks—Early Revelations 46
Prophet 49
Text of Prophecies 53
Massorah 55
Names and Authors of the Books of the Bible 55
Pentateuch 57
Earlier Prophets 62
Latter Prophets 66
Isaiah 66
Jeremiah 70
Ezekiel 75
Minor Prophets 78
Hagiographa 87
Psalms 87
Proverbs 96
Job 108
The Song of Solomon 112
Ruth; Lamentations 113
Ecclesiastes 114
Esther; Daniel 116
Ezra; Nehemiah 125
Chronicles 126
Apocrypha 127
The Book of Wisdom 127
The Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach 128
Baruch 129
Tobit; Judith 130
The Books of the Maccabees 131
Principle VI.—Truth of the Prophecies 131
,, VII.—Distinction of Moses from other Prophets 133
,, VIII.—Authenticity of the Torah 134
The Oral Law 136
Principle IX.—Immutability of the Torah 139
Third Group of Principles—Reward and Punishment 142
Divine Justice and Man’s Free-will 142
Principle X.—God’s Omniscience 148
,, XI.—Reward and Punishment 150
Principle XII.—Messiah 155
,, XIII.—Resurrection—Future Life 163
Notes on the Number of Principles 169
On Principle I. 174
Creation according to Maimonides 174
,, ,, ,, Saadiah 177
Bible and Science 178
On Principle V.—Efficacy of Prayer 183
,, Revelation 190
,, Principle VI. 192
Revelation according to Saadiah 192
,, ,, ,, Jehudah hallevi 194
,, ,, ,, Ibn Ezra 197
,, ,, ,, Maimonides 197
,, ,, ,, Albo 201
On Principle VII. 201
,, ,, VIII. 202
,, Variæ Lectiones, Tikkun Soferim, Ittur Soferim 203
,, Al-tikre, Biblical Quotations in Talmud and Midrash 204
,, Bible Criticism 205
,, the Pentateuch 205
Explanation of 2 Kings xxii. 8 sqq. 207
Abraham ibn Ezra’s View on the Integrity of the Pentateuch 210
Authenticity of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 212
Authenticity of the Book of Daniel 214
On Principle IX. 215
Explanation of Jer. xxxi. 31–33 216
,, ,, some Talmudical Passages 216
The Immutability of the Torah according to Maimonides 217
The Immutability of the Torah according to Jehudah hallevi 218
The Immutability of the Torah according to Albo and
R. Abraham b. David 219
On Principle X. 220
,, ,, XI. 221
,, Eternal Punishment 223
,, Vicarious Atonement 224
,, Principle XII. 225
Maimonides on Messiah, Jesus, and Mohammed 226
Principle XIII. 231