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The analysis delves into Maimonides' innovative reinterpretation of the huqqim, commandments traditionally viewed as lacking reason, and his multi-leveled method of interpreting texts. These approaches significantly influenced Nahmanides, who adapted Maimonides' frameworks to convey contrasting ideas. This exploration reveals a nuanced relationship between Maimonides and Nahmanides, challenging the simplistic view of their opposition as a clash between rationalism and mysticism in medieval Judaism.
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Problems and Parables of Law, Josef Stern
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Problems and Parables of Law
- Subtitle
- Maimonides and Nahmanides on Reasons for the Commandments (Ta'amei Ha-Mitzvot)
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Josef Stern
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 222
- ISBN10
- 0791438244
- ISBN13
- 9780791438244
- Series
- Description
- The analysis delves into Maimonides' innovative reinterpretation of the huqqim, commandments traditionally viewed as lacking reason, and his multi-leveled method of interpreting texts. These approaches significantly influenced Nahmanides, who adapted Maimonides' frameworks to convey contrasting ideas. This exploration reveals a nuanced relationship between Maimonides and Nahmanides, challenging the simplistic view of their opposition as a clash between rationalism and mysticism in medieval Judaism.