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Emunat Chachamin- אמונת חכמים Members 1859 - למברג תרי”ט - and Philosophy. This book, Sefer Emunat Chachamim (Book of the Faith of the Sages), is a historical edition of one of the most important works of Jewish philosophical theology from the early 18th century. Key Bibliographical Details: • Title: Emunat Chachamim (אמונת חכמים) • Author: Rabbi Aviad Sar Shalom Basilea (c. 1680–1743), a distinguished Italian Rabbi and Kabbalist of Mantua. • Content: This famous polemical work defends the antiquity and necessity of Kabbalistic wisdom and the teachings of the Zohar against contemporary philosophical and rationalist opponents (such as those influenced by Maimonides and the Haskalah). The original 1730 edition was highly controversial and was even refuted by Rabbi Yaakov Emden in his Mitpachat Sefarim. • Printing Location: Lemberg (Lvov, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now Ukraine), a major hub for Hebrew printing. • Year of Publication: 1858 (as identified on the title page: תרנ”ט). • Publisher: Druck von D. H. Schrifglesser's Erben (Heirs of D. H. Schrifglesser). • Collation: The volume contains 75 two-sided sheets, totalling 150 pages, plus a final page with publisher's information.