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Joseph Albo was a Spanish rabbi , and theologian of the fifteenth century, known chiefly as the author of the work on the Jewish principles of faith , Ikkarim . Monreal, a town in Aragon, is generally assumed to have been his birthplace. Astruc, in his report of the prolonged religious debate held at Tortosa in 1413-14, mentions Albo as one of the Jewish participants, and says that he was the delegate of the congregation of Monreal. But in the Latin account of this debate no reference is made to this locality. Graetz believes that Albo could not have been less than thirty years of age when he was sent to take part in the disputation referred to, and he accordingly places the date of Albo's birth not later than 1380 . His date of death is gievn variously as 1444 (most likely) or 1430 . He is mentioned, however, as preaching at Soria in 1433 . The use Albo makes of medical illustrations creates the presumption that he was an adept in medical science, which suggests that he may have practised medicine . He was versed to some degree in the writings of Arab Aristotelians. His teacher was Hasdai Crescas , the well-known author of Or Adonai.1
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Joseph Albo ( Hebrew : יוסף אלבו ) (c. 1380–1444) was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived in Spain during the fifteenth century, known chiefly as the author of Sefer ha-Ikkarim ("Book of Principles"), the classic work on the fundamentals of Judaism .
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Joseph Albo ( Hebrew : יוסף אלבו ; ca. 1380–1444) was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived in Spain during the fifteenth century, known chiefly as the author of Sefer ha-Ikkarim ("Book of Principles"), the classic work on the fundamentals of Judaism .
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Joseph Albo ( ; c. 1380–1444) was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived in Spain during the fifteenth century, known chiefly as the author of Sefer ha-Ikkarim ("Book of Principles"), the classic work on the fundamentals of Judaism .
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Joseph Albo ( ; c. 1380–1444) was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived in Spain during the fifteenth century, known chiefly as the author of Sefer ha-Ikkarim ("Book of Principles"), the classic work on the fundamentals of Judaism .
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Jewish philosopher Joseph Albo ( Hebrew : יוסף אלבו ; c. 1380 – c. 1444 ) was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived in Spain during the fifteenth century, known chiefly as the author of Sefer ha-Ikkarim ("Book of Principles"), the classic work on the fundamentals of Judaism .
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