Mario Javier Sabán (
Buenos Aires
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, 1966), is an Argentinian
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 ...
of
Sephardi
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...
origin.
Early life
Mario Javier Sabán was born on 12 February 1966. He has a
B.L. by
University of Buenos Aires
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.
Career
Sabán began his historical investigations about the Jewish origins of the
Argentina
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's traditional families in 1987. His first work, ''Converted Jews'' (1990), became a
best-seller
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. In 2002, he migrated to
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, where he published his book ''The Judaism of Saint Paul'' (2003).
In June 2007 he founded the organization Tarbut Sefarad'
over which he presides. In March 2008 he obtained a doctorate in
Philosophy
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from the
Complutense University of Madrid
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. In June of the same year he published his doctoral thesis entitled ''Rambam, the genius of Moses Maimonides'', based on his deep study of the ''
Guide for the Perplexed
''The Guide for the Perplexed'' ( ar, دلالة الحائرين, Dalālat al-ḥā'irīn, ; he, מורה נבוכים, Moreh Nevukhim) is a work of Jewish theology by Maimonides. It seeks to reconcile Aristotelianism with Rabbinical Jewish th ...
''. In September 2008 he published his eleventh work, ''The Judaism of Jesus'', which is an extensive work dedicated to the teachings of
Jesus
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and their natural relation with
Judaism
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.
None of Saban's books have been translated into English. Although one is advertised for sale with the title ″The Jewish Roots of Christianity,″ it is actually in Spanish.
Published works
*''Judíos conversos'' (1990).
*''Los hebreos nuestros hermanos mayores or Judíos conversos II'' (1991).
*''Los marranos y la economía en el Rio de la Plata or Judíos conversos III'' (1992).
*''Mil preguntas y respuestas sobre el judaísmo español y portugués'' (1993).
*''Las raíces judías del cristianismo'' (1994).
*''El judaísmo de San Pablo (La matriz judía del cristianismo I, 2003)''.
*''El sábado hebreo en el cristianismo (La matriz judía del cristianismo II, 2004)''.
*''La matriz intelectual del judaísmo y la génesis de Europa'' (2005).
*''La cronología del pensamiento judío'' (2007).
*''Rambam, el genio de Maimónides (Doctoral thesis, 2008)''.
*''El judaísmo de Jesús (2008)''.
*''La cábala. La psicología del misticismo judío (Doctoral thesis, 2016)''.
See also
*
The Guide for the Perplexed
''The Guide for the Perplexed'' ( ar, دلالة الحائرين, Dalālat al-ḥā'irīn, ; he, מורה נבוכים, Moreh Nevukhim) is a work of Jewish theology by Maimonides. It seeks to reconcile Aristotelianism with Rabbinical Jewish the ...
*
Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
*
Saint Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
External links
Mario Sabán's official pageTarbut Sefarad home pageAmazon.com
References
*Sabán, Mario Javier: ''El judaísmo de Jesús'', Saban Editorial, Buenos Aires, 2008.
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Argentine male writers
Living people
1966 births
Argentine Sephardi Jews
Spanish Jews
Argentine theologians