The Rehabilitation of Philosophy via Hermeneutics: Maimonides' Diverging Scriptural Evidence Regarding the Quest for the Rationale of the Commandments
This article focuses on one of the central issues in Moses Maimonides' Jewish philosophy: the quest for the rationale of the commandments. Maimonides regards this quest as religiously obligatory. However, on two occasions he points to diverging scriptural evidence to underline his claim. By jux...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
[2019]
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European journal of jewish studies
Jahr: 2019, Band: 13, Heft: 2, Seiten: 167-181 |
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Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204
/ Jüdische Philosophie
/ Dekalog
/ Hermeneutische Logik
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus BH Judentum VB Logik; philosophische Hermeneutik; philosophische Erkenntnislehre |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Jewish law (halakhah)
B rationale of the commandments B Moses Maimonides B Hermeneutics B medieval Jewish philosophy |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article focuses on one of the central issues in Moses Maimonides' Jewish philosophy: the quest for the rationale of the commandments. Maimonides regards this quest as religiously obligatory. However, on two occasions he points to diverging scriptural evidence to underline his claim. By juxtaposing the two different scriptural proofs adduced by Maimonides, his use of hermeneutics in the service of philosophy is exposed in the inner precincts of Judaism: in regard to Judaism's particularistic law. In terms of spiritual leadership, Maimonides' dual scriptural approach enables him to bring his philosophical message home to different audiences. |
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| ISSN: | 1872-471X |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: European journal of jewish studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1872471X-11321078 |