Sprache:
Hebräisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
מחשבת ישראל
Angaben zur Quelle:
ב (תשפא) 180-216
Schlagwort(e):
Maimonides, Moses,
;
Leon, Messer David ben Judah,
Kurzfassung:
This article depicts R. David Messer Leon’s(~ 1470–1535) exegetical methods tointerpreting Maimonides' The Guide for the Perplexed. One of Italian Jewry’sspiritual leaders at the turn of the 15th-16th centuries, Messer Leon's greatwork, 'Ein HaQoreh, ignited controversy among other commentators. His workincludes theoretical discussions alongside interpretive examples. He dealt withThe Guide in other essays as well, and offered a unique interpretive direction.Maimonides’ treatise has been interpreted numerous times, in variousand varied ways. One of the main directions that has developed since the 13thCentury claims that Maimonides hid his radical views from the public, and thathis writing is esoteric. Other commentators, especially since the Renaissance,offered a more conservative interpretation to The Guide, usually accepting thesimple meaning of Maimonides' words. Later, many traditional and rabbinicalthinkers tried to dull the radical dimension that might be implied byMaimonides' words. This hermeneutic discussion continued in modernresearch, by proposing new methodologies for understanding Maimonides’inner meanings. In my study I claim that Leon’s message is double faceted: onthe one hand, against extreme rational commentators, and on the other hand,against conservative thinkers who read The Guide through a narrow rabbinicprism. According to Leon, without a comprehensive and profoundphilosophical knowledge The Guide cannot be interpreted. One of the majorinnovations in his method is the introduction of an esoteric reading methodthat supports a conservative interpretation to The Guide for the Perplexed.
Anmerkung:
With an English summary.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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