ABSTRACT
The context from which arises the theme or problem of this article is fairly straightforward and simple to present. There was a tradition of Jewish thought which arose in a Muslim milieu and expressed itself principally in Judaeo-Arabic writings. Today this tradition usually goes under the name of medieval Jewish philosophy or perhaps early medieval Jewish philosophy, to take account of the fact that most later authors wrote in Hebrew rather than Arabic. 1 Its representatives are taken to include such authors as Saadya Gaon, Bahya Ibn Pakuda, Ibn Daud, and of course Judah Halevi and Moses Maimonides. 2
