Opening the gates of interpretation : : Maimonides' biblical hermeneutics in light of his Geonic-Andalusian heritage and Muslim milieu / / by Mordechai Z. Cohen.
The biblical hermeneutics of the illustrious philosopher-talmudist Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) has long been underappreciated, and viewed in isolation from the celebrated philological schools of “plain sense” ( peshat ) Jewish Bible exegesis. Aiming to redress this imbalance, this study identifies...
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| Superior document: | Etudes sur le judaisme medieval, t. 48 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Etudes sur le judaisme medieval ;
t. 48. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (596 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Ẓāhir al-Naṣṣ The Geonic-Andalusian Heritage
- Ẓāhir al-Naṣṣ in Maimonides’ System
- Rationale for the Commandments
- Mashal as Hermeneutical Model
- Peshuto Shel Miqra Halakhic Exegesis and Muslim Jurisprudence
- Maimonides’ Rule of Peshat Primacy
- Transformation of the Peshat Principle
- Integrating Halakhah and Peshat
- Comprehensive Overview Coordinating Peshat and Ẓāhir
- The Gates of Taʾwīl and Interpretive
- Maimonides in the Exegetical Constellation
- Meaning and Translation of the Peshat Principle
- The Term Peshat in Maimonides’ Other Writings
- Ibn Ezra’s List of Examples in Yesod Mora
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Index of Authors
- Index of Biblical and Rabbinic Sources
- Index of Maimonidean Citations.