HoP 163 - Burnt Offerings - The Maimonides Controversy
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Mymonity in the 1230s
Isaac Al-Ballag's approach to scripture also followed the lead of Averuiz. The Torah is written not for elite philosophers, but for the common folk,. This means that its true meaning is hidden beneath the literal sense of the text. In the battle over the value of philosophy for Jews, the Torah itself was at stake.
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