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A page about an old Jewish philosopher from the Ottoman Empire
'''Aaron ben Elijah''', also called '''Aharon Ben-Eliyahu''', (1320?-1369) was a [[Jewish]] theologian from [[Constantinople]] and the only major scholar to philosophize [[Karaite]] beliefs. He created three troves of Karaite lore, including'' 'Etz ḥayyim'' (1346), ''Gan Eden'' (1354), and ''Keter Torah'' (1632).<ref>"Aaron ben Elijah". ''The New Encyclopedia Britannica''. 15th ed, Vol. 1.</ref> Aaron ben Elijah was regarded by the Karaites as an intellectual equal to the [[Aristotle|Aristotelian]] philosopher [[Maimonides]], but conceived by others as an eccentric.<ref>http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Aaron_ben_Elijah</ref> Little is known of his background.
==Works==
In his '''Etz ḥayyim'', also called ''Etz HaChayyim'' ("Tree of Life"), he repudiates many ideas expressed in Maimonides's ''More nevukhim'' ("Guide of the Perplexed"). His work was more [[liberal]] than that of Maimonides and rejected his ideas of [[creation]] that he worked hard to defend. He states that the philosophy of the Karaites is that which was gleaned from [[Abraham]]'s meditations and [[Moses|Mosaic]] law.<ref>http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/33-aaron-ben-elijah-the-younger-of-nicomedia</ref>
His ''Gan Eden'' establishes a new Karaite law similar to that of [[Maimonides]], though the Karaites prefer to compare it to the ''Yad haḤazaḳah''. It differs greatly from the [[Talmud]] in its view of the suffering of the righteous.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aaron-ben-Elijah</ref> His ''Keter Torah'' ("Crown of Law") is an exegesis on the [[Pentateuch]] which, like the commentary of [[ibn Ezra]], interprets it literally and reviews other interpretations.
==References==
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==Works==
In his '''Etz ḥayyim'', also called ''Etz HaChayyim'' ("Tree of Life"), he repudiates many ideas expressed in Maimonides's ''More nevukhim'' ("Guide of the Perplexed"). His work was more [[liberal]] than that of Maimonides and rejected his ideas of [[creation]] that he worked hard to defend. He states that the philosophy of the Karaites is that which was gleaned from [[Abraham]]'s meditations and [[Moses|Mosaic]] law.<ref>http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/33-aaron-ben-elijah-the-younger-of-nicomedia</ref>
His ''Gan Eden'' establishes a new Karaite law similar to that of [[Maimonides]], though the Karaites prefer to compare it to the ''Yad haḤazaḳah''. It differs greatly from the [[Talmud]] in its view of the suffering of the righteous.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aaron-ben-Elijah</ref> His ''Keter Torah'' ("Crown of Law") is an exegesis on the [[Pentateuch]] which, like the commentary of [[ibn Ezra]], interprets it literally and reviews other interpretations.
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Jewish People]]
[[Category:Philosophers]]