ABSTRACT
Back in 1942, when he first shared the history and cultural materials of the
Kaifeng Jewish community with the English-speaking world, Bishop Wil-
liam Charles White noted:
No attempt has been made to interpret the religious or moral phi-
losophical ideas of the Chinese Jews, or the permeation and influence
of Chinese non-Jewish ideas upon their beliefs, as may be revealed
in these inscriptions. Such a study would require considerable time,
and would bring this monograph to undue dimensions. As a matter
of fact, a Part IV, PHILOSOPHICAL, would be necessary to deal
adequately with this subject.1
