| Birth Date: | 1966 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Main Interests: | Origins of Christianity, Jewish philosophy |
| Influences: | Maimonides, Nahmanides, Elijah Benamozegh, Martin Buber |
Mario Javier Sabán (Buenos Aires, 1966), is an Argentinian theologian of Sephardi origin.
Mario Javier Sabán was born on 12 February 1966. He has a B.L. by University of Buenos Aires. His father was a Turkish Jew who had immigrated in Argentina.[1]
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 Sefaradhttp://www.tarbutsefarad.com/index.php?lang=en, 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 an extensive work dedicated to 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.