Duties of the Heart
Translated by Moses Hyamson
1925, Hebrew text and English translation, in several volumes
First written c. 1080
About this text
Hyamson’s translation of Baḥya’s Ḥovot ha-Levavot, in its Hebrew version by Judah ibn Tibbon: ten gates on God’s unity, trust, sincerity, humility, repentance, self-examination, abstinence and the love of God.
How to cite
Baḥya ibn Paquda. Duties of the Heart. Translated by Moses Hyamson. Hebrew text and English translation, in several volumes. 1925.
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