Mario Javier Saban
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| Born | 12 February 1966 |
Main interests | Origins of Christianity, Jewish philosophy |
Mario Javier Sabán (Buenos Aires, 1966), is an Argentinian theologian of Sephardi origin.
Early life
[edit]Mario Javier Sabán was born on 12 February 1966. He has a B.L. from University of Buenos Aires. His father was a Turkish Jew who had immigrated to Argentina.[1]
Career
[edit]Sabán began his historical investigations about the Jewish origins of the Argentina's traditional families in 1987. His first work, Converted Jews (1990), became a best-seller. In 2002, he migrated to Spain, 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 from the Complutense University of Madrid. 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. In September 2008 he published his eleventh work, The Judaism of Jesus, which is about the teachings of Jesus and their natural relation with Judaism.
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
[edit]- 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
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Torres, Marta (June 5, 2012). "Mario Sabán: "La cultura sefardí desaparecerá en treinta años"". La Opinión A Coruña. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- Sabán, Mario Javier: El judaísmo de Jesús, Saban Editorial, Buenos Aires, 2008.
