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What was the purpose of Emunoth ve-Deoth?
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The purpose of Emunoth ve-Deoth was to defend Rabbinic Judaism against the views of Karaite Judaism. In his detailed introduction, Saadia speaks of the reasons that led him to compose it. His heart was grieved when he saw the confusion concerning matters of religion that prevailed among his contemporaries, finding an unintelligent belief and unenlightened views current among those who professed Judaism, while those who denied the faith triumphantly vaunted their errors.