Vision and Covenant | Gateway 3 : The Middle Ages
 Gateway 3 / Contents

Part I: The Cross, the Sword, and the Kingdom of Heaven (5th - 15th Centuries AD)

Introduction

 *War of the Civilizations and Monotheistic Religions
     
The Final Testament
 The Quran – Seal of the Prophets
*Deliverance from Error – Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
*Introduction to History – Ibn Khaldun
*Dome of the Rock – Prof. Oleg Gerber
     

Christian visions
The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri
*Theology of the Covenant
*The Crusades – Joachim of Fiore
     
Part II: The Golden Age of the Sephardic Jewry (5th – 15th Centuries AD)

Introduction

 *Jewish Thought and Belief During the Middle Ages
     

Exile and Redemption

 The Philosopher – Emunot V’Deot / Saadiah Gaon
*Book of Redemption – Ramban
Apocalypse – Abraham Abulafia
The Mourners for Zion in Yemen/ in Ashkenaz – Benjamin of Tudela
David Elro’i – The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela
     
Poetry and Literature
 *A Crown for the King/ Sacred and Secular Poems – Solomon Ibn Gabirol
*Sacred and Secular Poems – Moses Ibn Ezra
*Book of Kuzari/ Poems of Zion/ Love Poems – Yehudah Halevi
     

The Zohar

 The Bird’s Nest
The King Messiah
     
Letters
 *Letter on Conversion / The “Messiah” of Yemen – Maimonides
The Shoemaker of Sitovall
     
Philosophy and Law
 Messiah – Maimonides
*The Book of Principles – Joseph Albo

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