13 Principles of Faith

Written as part of Rambam's Commentary on the Mishnah to the tenth chapter of tractate Sanhedrin, Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith articulate the fundamental tenets of Jewish faith. Rambam wanted to help people avoid errors of faith. The 13 Principles are first found as declarative statements of faith ("I believe with perfect faith that...") in the Venice Hagaddah of 1566 CE and most popularly known from the poem, Yigdal, from around 1300 CE.