MU’TAZILI TRENDS IN JEWISH THEOLOGY - A BRIEF SURVEY

Year 2018, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 347 - 380, 01.12.2018

David Sklare

Abstract

This article presents a brief survey of Jewish Mu’tazilism, from its

beginings in the late eight or early ninth century through the seventeenth

century. Short descriptions of known Jewish Mu’tazili

authors and their works are provided. We can divide the development

of Jewish Mu’tazilisim into three periods: 1) the early period

characterized by eclectism and doctrinal variety. 2) the classic period

in which the Basran Bahshamiya school was adopted by both

Rabbanites and Karaites. 3)The late period in which epitomes of

Mu’tazili thought were produced. The article concludes with a brief

consideration of Mutazilism in al- Andalus.

Keywords

Mu'tazili, Jewish Theology

Yahudi Teolojisinde Mu’tezili Temayüller - Bir Tetkik

Abstract

Bu çalışma, 8-9. yüzyıllardaki başlangıcından 17.yy’a kadar Yahudi

Mu’tezililiği üzerine kısa bir inceleme sunmaktadır. Tanınmış

Yahudi Mu’tezili yazarlar ve onlara ait eserler de çalışmada kısaca

tanıtılmıştır. Yahudi Mu’tezililiği’nin gelişimini üç devreye ayırabiliriz.

1) Eklektizm ve doktrin çeşitliliğiyle kendini gösteren erken

dönem. 2) Basra Behşemiyye öğretisinin Rabbinikler ve Karaylar

tarafından uyarlandığı klasik dönem. 3) Mu’tezili düşüncesinin en

somut örneklerinin üretildiği geç dönem. Çalışmanın sonunda Yahudi

Mu’tezililiği’nin Endülüs’teki serüveni ile ilgili de kısaca bilgi

verilmiştir.

Keywords

Yahudi Teolojisi, Mu'tezili

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