Problems and Parables of Law: Maimonides and Nahmanides on Reasons for the Commandments (Ta'amei Ha-Mitzvot)

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Focusing on Maimonides' innovative interpretations of the Law, this analysis explores his reconceptualization of huqqim and the multi-leveled approach to commandments. Maimonides viewed these commandments as having both known and unknown reasons, a perspective that influenced Nahmanides, who adapted these ideas for his own mystical interpretations. This work reveals a nuanced relationship between these two pivotal figures of medieval Judaism, challenging the simplistic view of them as opposing rationalist and traditionalist thinkers.