Maimonides as Biblical Interpreter /

Maimonides as Biblical Interpreter / / Sara Klein-Braslavy.

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Although Maimonides did not write a running commentary on any book of the Bible, biblical exegesis occupies a central place in his writings, particularly in his Guide of the Perplexed. In this book, Sara Klein-Braslavy offers a collection of essays on several key biblical interpretations by Maimonid...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Backlist eBook-Package 2008-2013
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Klein-Braslavy, Sara,
Place / Publishing House:Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah
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Physical Description:1 online resource (260 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part One: The Creation of the World and the Story of the Garden of Eden
  • A Chapter in Maimonides’ Biblical Exegesis: The Interpretation of the Story of the Second Day of Creation
  • On Maimonides’ Interpretation of the Story of the Garden of Eden in the Guide of the Perplexed I.2
  • The Creation of the World and Maimonides’ Interpretation of Genesis 1-5
  • Part Two: Maimonides’ Methods of Interpreting the Bible
  • Maimonides’ Interpretation of Jacob’s Dream of the Ladder
  • Maimonides’ Strategy for Interpreting “Woman” in the Guide of the Perplexed
  • Interpretative Riddles in Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed
  • Part Three: Maimonides and Esotericism
  • King Solomon and Metaphysical Esotericism According to Maimonides
  • Maimonides’ Exoteric and Esoteric Biblical Interpretations in the Guide of the Perplexed
  • Appendix: Abraham Bar Ḥiyya’s Interpretation of the Story of the Creation of Man and the Story of the Garden of Eden
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Topics and Names
  • Index of Sources and Citations

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