Ambivalence toward Christianity in theKabbalah of Abraham Abulafia byRobert SagermanA dissertation submitted in partial fulfillmentof the requirements for the degree of Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Hebrew and Judaic Studies New York UniversityMay 2008 _________________________________ Prof. Elliot Wolfson
Acknowledgments
I would like to extent my gratitude to my family for their love andunderstanding throughout my years of academic work. Their interest in this projectand their enthusiasm for my undertaking it have been sources of strength for methroughout. My thanks go to them for their being as proud of me as I am of them. Iam grateful as well to my friends and loved ones for understanding my frequentdisappearances over these years of work, and for each inspiring me in their ownways.I wish to thank my committee members, Professors Robert Chazan,Lawrence Schiffman, Frank Peters and Michah Gottlieb, and as well ProfessorsAdnan Husain and William Arnal, for lending their expertise, for challenging me andfor helping me to refine my thinking.I am grateful to the Foundation for Jewish Culture for their generous Mauriceand Marilyn Cohen Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Thank you as well to theSkirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University for theKerry Weinberg Dissertation Fellowship, as well as for the other grant assistancewith which they were kind enough to provide me.My most profound debt is to Professor Elliot Wolfson of New York University. Anyone acquainted with the work of Professor Wolfson will recognizethat his influence runs through the entirety of this dissertation. He has shown me aiv
level of generosity that I have only rarely encountered. From the very beginning of my coursework with him, his dedication to opening doors for his students andhelping to illumine that which lies beyond was striking to me. For my own part, thedebt that I owe him cannot be repaid. His insight, intellect and depth and breadth of knowledge, his guidance and his willingness to give of his time have been absolutelyindispensable to me.v
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