Sugya Schools Early medieval commentary
School of thoughtEarly medieval commentary
The 10th-c. Geonic and Byzantine-Italian commentators (Saadia, Donnolo) who first read SY philosophically/scientifically and brought it into the Hebrew literary tradition.
Readings in this camp 2
- Saadia Gaonengine
reads SY by philosophy/science, not Kalam; matter formed by speech
on Sefer Yetzirah 1:1-2 -- the thirty-two paths and the ten sefirot
- Shabbetai Donnoloengine
a Neoplatonic, scientific reading (melothesia, micro/macrocosm)
on Sefer Yetzirah 1:1-2 -- the thirty-two paths and the ten sefirot