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| ISBN: | 0585068895
9780585068893
0791438236
9780791438237
0791438236
0791438244
9780791438244
9781438421155
143842115X
9781438421155
0791438236
9780791438237
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-196) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Annotation A comparative examination of two Jewish philosophers views on Old Testament laws. Arguing that the two are not as radically opposed as has previously been argued, the author explore the impact of two elements of the Maimonidean revolution on the thought of Nahmanides. The first is Maimonides' idea of the problematic (or arbitrary) commandment, which he viewed as having reasons related to contingent historical context. The second, related idea was that explanations for all commandments should be modelled after the multilevel interpretations of parables, because often reasons were hidden from the people lest the commandments lose their impact. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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| Other form: | Print version: Stern, Josef (Josef Judah), 1949- Problems and parables of law. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1998 0791438236
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| Standard no.: | 9780791438237
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