Opening the Gates of Interpretation

Author	: Mordechai Z. Cohen
Publisher	: BRILL
Total Pages	: 597
Release	: 2011-08-25
ISBN-13	: 9789004189324
ISBN-10	: 9004189327
Rating	: 4/5 (27 Downloads)

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Download or read book Opening the Gates of Interpretation written by Mordechai Z. Cohen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 hermeneutical possibilities.

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