Maimonides as biblical interpreter

by Klein-Braslavy, Sara

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Title Statements

Full title :Maimonides as biblical interpreter / Sara Klein-Braslavy.

Summary

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 Maimonides dealing with the creation of the world; the story of the Garden of Eden; Jacob's dream of the ladder; King Solomon as an esoterist philosopher; and the problem of exoteric and esoteric biblical interpretations in the Guide. Special attention is paid to Maimonides' methods of interpretation and to his esoteric way of writing. Some of the articles in this volume were originally published in Hebrew, and appear here for the first time in English.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Academic Studies Press
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

Notes

Some of the articles in this volume are based on portions of Perush ha-Rambam le-sipur Beriʼat ha-ʻolam, Perush ha-Rambam la-sipurim ʻal Adam be-farashat Be-reshit, and Shelomoh ha-Melekh ṿeha-ezoṭerizm ha-filosofi be-mishnat ha-Rambam, works by the same author.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (304 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781618110435, 1618110438
oclc:ocn808347991
LC Classification:BS1186
Dewey Decimal:221.6/092

pt. 1. 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 for the perplexed I.2 -- The creation of the world and Maimonides interpretation of Genesis 1-5 -- pt. 2. Maimonides' methods of interpreting the Bible. Maimonides' interpretation of Jacob's dream of the ladder -- Maimonides' strategy for interpreting "woman" in the Guide for the perplexed -- Maimonides and esotericism. King Solomon and metaphysical esotericism according to Maimonides -- Maimonides' exoteric and esoteric biblical interpretations in the Guide for the perplexed -- Appendix: Abraham Bar Ḥiyya's interpretation of the story of the creation of man and the story of the Garden of Eden.

Subjects

Bible., Ancien Testament Bible., Old Testament Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn (Maimonides, Moses) hermeneutics Judaism Maimonides, Moses Philosophy & Religion RELIGION RELIGION -- Biblical Criticism & Interp…