Jakob Guttmann (22 April 1845 in

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Oberschlesien Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located ...

– 29 September 1919 in Breslau) was a German

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

and

philosopher of religion Philosophy of religion is "the philosophical examination of the central themes and concepts involved in religious traditions". Philosophical discussions on such topics date from ancient times, and appear in the earliest known texts concerning ph ...

(''Religionsphilosoph''). He officiated as chief rabbi of the Land rabbinate of Hildesheim between 1874 and 1892. Thereafter he served as rabbi in Breslau until his death. He was the father of

Julius Guttmann Julius Guttmann (Hebrew: יוליוס גוטמן), born Yitzchak Guttmann (15 April 1880 in Hildesheim – 19 May 1950 in Jerusalem), was a German-born rabbi, Jewish theologian, and philosopher of religion. Biography Julius was born to Jakob Gut ...

Works

* Die Religionsphilosophie des Abraham ibn Daud aus Toledo, Göttingen 1879 * Die Religionsphilosophie des Saadja, Göttingen 1882 * Jacob Guttmann: Die Philosophie des Salomon ibn Gabirol, Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 1889, Repr. Hildesheim : Olms 1979 * Das Verhältnis des Thomas von Aquino zum Judentum und zur jüdischen Literatur, Göttingen 1891 * Über Dogmenbildung im Judenthum. Vortrag. Hrsg. vom Verein für jüdische Geschichte und Literatur zu Breslau. Breslau, Wilh. Jacobsohn & Co., 1894 * Die Scholastik des 13. Jahrhunderts in ihren Beziehungen zum Judentum und zur jüdischen Literatur, Breslau 1902 * Die religionsphilosophischen Lehren des Isaak Abravanel, Breslau : Marcus 1916 * Fest- u. Sabbatpredigten, hrsg. v. Julius Guttmann, Frankfurt am Main : J. Kauffmann 1926.

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1845 births 1919 deaths 19th-century German rabbis Jewish philosophers German philosophers Philosophers of Judaism Silesian Jews People from the Province of Silesia People from Bytom 20th-century German rabbis German male writers {{judaism-philo-bio-stub