Chapter 3 Sceptical Motifs in The Kuzari

Abstract

In this central section of the study, I will explore and explain Judah Halevi’s use of motifs of the non-assent type of scepticism (i.e., the scepticism of the classical Hellenistic tradition) in his book. I will do so by engaging in a close reading and discussion of three sections of The Kuzari (I, 11–25; I, 67; V, 14) which, in my opinion, contain important examples of this kind of scepticism.