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Opening the gates of interpretation : Maimonides' biblical hermeneutics in light of his Geonic-Andalusian heritage and Muslim milieu /

This study highlights the contributions of the great philosopher-talmudist Moses Maimonides to the rationalist, "plain sense" (peshat) tradition of Jewish Bible exegesis, assessing his place in the Geonic-Andalusian school and showing how he harnessed Greco-Arabic learning to open new herm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cohen, Mordechai Z.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Colección:Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 48.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; Note on Translations, Transliterations and Citations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One Z??ahir al-Nas?s?; Part Two Peshuto Shel Miqra; Part Three Comprehensive Overview; Conclusion Maimonides in the Exegetical Constellation; Appendix A Meaning and Translation of the Peshat Principle; Appendix B The Term Peshat in Maimonides' Other Writings; Appendix C 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.