Opening the Gates of Interpretation

Opening the Gates of Interpretation
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 597
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ISBN-10 : 9789004189324
ISBN-13 : 9004189327
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Book Synopsis Opening the Gates of Interpretation by : Mordechai Z. Cohen

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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