The Theology of Haham David Nieto: An Eighteenth-century Defense of the Jewish Tradition

18th century accept aggadah aggadic aggadoth Amoraim Amsterdam argument Ashkenazi authority Beth beth din Bible biblical cabbalistic cause chapter Christian claim commandments concept Creator David Nieto defense Deism Deists Deut Deuteronomy 17 Divina Providencia divine England Esh Dath ethrog existence Exodus fact festivals follows God's Haham Haham Zevi halakhah Halevi Ḥayyun Hebrew heretical ibid Introduction no pagination Israel Jewish Jews Joshua Judaism Karaites king knowledge Kuzari Leviticus literal meaning London LORD Maimonides Marranos Matteh Matteh Dan ment merely miracles Mishnah Moses natura naturata opponents Oral Law Oral Torah passages philosophical principle prohibition proofs prophet punishment question quoted reason reference regard Religion responsum Roth Sabbath Sabbatian Sages Sakhal says Nieto Scripture secular Sephardi sermon Sinaitic Revelation Sokolow Solomons Spinoza statement Talmud Tannaim theological things tion Torah Tradition translation truth Universal Nature unto Uriel da Costa verse words Written Law Zohar