Browsing by Subject "Nahmanides"
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The influences of Rabbi Joseph Bekhor Shor and Radak on Ramban's commentary on the Torah.
(New York, NY: Bernard Revel Graduate School. Yeshiva University, 1992-01)The purpose of this Master's thesis is to investigate the relationship between the Pentateuchal commentary of Rabbi Moses ben Nahman (Ramban) and the extant commentaries of his predecessors. In particular, this study seeks ... -
Interpreting “The Resting Of The Shekhinah”: Exegetical Implications Of The Theological Debate Among Maimonides, Nahmanides, And Sefer Ha-Hinnukh.
(Brill, 2011)In this paper I would like to open a new aspect of this fertile division within Jewish learning by exploring its exegetical manifestations, i.e., how the opposing theological positions generated opposing interpretations ... -
The Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence of Rabbi Moshe ben Nahman (Ramban)
(2022-01)Rabbi Moshe ben Nahman (Ramban) was an influential communal leader, biblical exegete, Jewish philosopher, kabbalist, poet, and halakhist. Ramban contributed extensively and profoundly to the whole range of these disciplines. ... -
Nahmanides’ Approach to Ta‘amei Ha-Mitzvot: Peshat and Kabbalah.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2019-05-07)It is evident that Ramban has a nuanced presentation in the study of ta‘amei hamitzvot, one that includes multiple levels of understanding. Initially, it might appear as if Ramban presents two opposing approaches in his ... -
On the Nuances of Reading Tosafist Literature and Other Medieval Rabbinic Texts for Trends in Religious Observance
(Springer Nature, 2017-12)In recent years, historical scholarship has increasingly turned to the literature of the Tosafists and other medieval talmudists and halakhists in order to establish or support trends in religious observance among the ...
