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Duties of the Heart
Jewish Thought
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Contents
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Introduction of the Author
First Treatise on Unity
Introduction
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7
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9
10
Second Treatise on Examination
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
6
Third Treatise on Service of God
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fourth Treatise on Trust
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fifth Treatise on Devotion
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sixth Treatise on Submission
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Seventh Treatise on Repentance
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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10
Eighth Treatise on Examining the Soul
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
6
Ninth Treatise on Abstinence
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Tenth Treatise on Devotion to God
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Addenda
Ten Sections (Poem)
Admonition
Prayer
About This Text
Author
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Bachya ibn Pekudah
Composed
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Middle-Age Spain, 1080 CE
Written by Bachya ibn Pekuda, Duties of the Heart discusses topics such as the unity of God, devotion to God and repentance. The book is divided into ten “gates” or treatises.
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