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<category>Hashem Can Be Corporeal | <category>Hashem Can Be Corporeal | ||
| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href="MerkavahShelemahShiurKomah" data-aht="source">Merkavah Shelemah Shiur Komah</a><a href="MerkavahShelemahShiurKomah" data-aht="source">Merkavah Shelemah Shiur Komah</a></multilink>,</mekorot> | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="MerkavahShelemahShiurKomah" data-aht="source">Merkavah Shelemah Shiur Komah</a><a href="MerkavahShelemahShiurKomah" data-aht="source">Merkavah Shelemah Shiur Komah</a></multilink>,<fn>It is disputed already by the Geonim if Shiur Komah holds authentic citations of R. Yishmael and R. Akiva or this was a later work attributed to them to gain popularity.</fn> <multilink><a href="RashiShemot7-4" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiShemot7-4" data-aht="source">Shemot 7:4</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>,<fn>Rashi's stance on the issue is unclear.  See</fn> <multilink><a href="RMosheTakuKetavTamimprintedinOtzarNechmad" data-aht="source">R. Moshe Taku</a><a href="RMosheTakuKetavTamimprintedinOtzarNechmad" data-aht="source">Ketav Tamim (printed in Otzar Nechmad)</a></multilink>, scholars cited by <multilink><a href="RaavadHilkhotTeshuvah3-7" data-aht="source">Raavad</a><a href="RaavadHilkhotTeshuvah3-7" data-aht="source">Hilkhot Teshuvah 3:7</a><a href="R. Avraham b. David (Raavad)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham b. David</a></multilink>, scholars cited by <multilink><a href="RAvrahambHaRambamMilchamotHaShampp48-75" data-aht="source">R. Avraham b. HaRambam</a><a href="RAvrahambHaRambamMilchamotHaShampp48-75" data-aht="source">Milchamot HaSham pp. 48-75</a><a href="R. Avraham Maimonides" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham Maimonides</a></multilink></mekorot> |
<point><b>Anthropomorphic verses</b> – According to this approach it is expected that Tanakh should talk about Hashem as if he has a body.</point> | <point><b>Anthropomorphic verses</b> – According to this approach it is expected that Tanakh should talk about Hashem as if he has a body.</point> | ||
<point><b>Hashem is limited</b></point> | <point><b>Hashem is limited</b></point> | ||
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<category>Hashem Is Not Corporeal | <category>Hashem Is Not Corporeal | ||
| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RSaadiaGaonHaEmunotVeHaDeiot2" data-aht="source">R. Saadia Gaon</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonHaEmunotVeHaDeiot2" data-aht="source">HaEmunot VeHaDeiot 2</a><a href="R. Saadia Gaon" data-aht="parshan">About R. Saadia Gaon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href=" | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RSaadiaGaonHaEmunotVeHaDeiot2" data-aht="source">R. Saadia Gaon</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonHaEmunotVeHaDeiot2" data-aht="source">HaEmunot VeHaDeiot 2</a><a href="RSaadiaGaoninOtzarHaGeonimBerakhot6b" data-aht="source">in Otzar HaGeonim Berakhot 6b</a><a href="R. Saadia Gaon" data-aht="parshan">About R. Saadia Gaon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSheriraGaoninOtzarHaGeonimChagigah11b" data-aht="source">R. Sherira Gaon</a><a href="RSheriraGaoninOtzarHaGeonimChagigah11b" data-aht="source">Otzar HaGeonim Chagigah 11b</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RHaiGaoninOtzarHaGeonimBerakhot59a" data-aht="source">R. Hai Gaon</a><a href="RHaiGaoninOtzarHaGeonimBerakhot59a" data-aht="source">Otzar HaGeonim Berakhot 59a</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYehudaHaLeviKuzari1-88-89" data-aht="source">R. Yehuda HaLevi</a><a href="RYehudaHaLeviKuzari1-88-89" data-aht="source">Kuzari 1:88-89</a><a href="R. Yehuda HaLevi" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yehuda HaLevi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraShemotFirstCommentary33-18" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraShemotFirstCommentary33-18" data-aht="source">Shemot First Commentary 33:18</a><a href="IbnEzraShemotSecondCommentary33-21" data-aht="source">Shemot Second Commentary 33:21</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit1-26" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit1-26" data-aht="source">Bereshit 1:26</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambamHilkhotYesodeiHaTorah1-7-12" data-aht="source">Rambam</a><a href="RambamHilkhotYesodeiHaTorah1-5" data-aht="source">Hilkhot Yesodei HaTorah 1:5</a><a href="RambamHilkhotYesodeiHaTorah1-7-12" data-aht="source">Hilkhot Yesodei HaTorah 1:7-12</a><a href="RambamHilkhotYesodeiHaTorah2-4" data-aht="source">Hilkhot Yesodei HaTorah 2:4</a><a href="RambamHilkhotTeshuvah3-7" data-aht="source">Hilkhot Teshuvah 3:7</a><a href="RambamMorehNevukhim1-1" data-aht="source">Moreh Nevukhim 1:1</a><a href="RambamMorehNevukhim1-27" data-aht="source">Moreh Nevukhim 1:27</a><a href="RambamMorehNevukhim1-36" data-aht="source">Moreh Nevukhim 1:36</a><a href="RambamIggeretTechiyatHaMetim" data-aht="source">Iggeret Techiyat HaMetim</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Maimon (Rambam, Maimonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Maimon</a></multilink></mekorot> |
<point><b>Anthropomorphic verses</b> – Rasag, Rambam and R. Yosef Albo all explain these verses as a figure of speech.  They render the purpose of using such language, as to simplify for the nation so they will be able to relate more easily to Hashem.</point> | <point><b>Anthropomorphic verses</b> – Rasag, Rambam and R. Yosef Albo all explain these verses as a figure of speech.  They render the purpose of using such language, as to simplify for the nation so they will be able to relate more easily to Hashem.</point> | ||
| − | <point><b>Seeing Hashem</b></point> | + | <point><b>Seeing Hashem</b><ul> |
| + | <li>Hashem's glory</li> | ||
| + | <li>Intellectual vision</li> | ||
| + | </ul></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>Bereshit 1:26-27</b></point> | ||
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</approaches> | </approaches> | ||
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Version as of 02:00, 21 March 2017
Anthropomorphism
Exegetical Approaches
Hashem Can Be Corporeal
Sources:Merkavah Shelemah Shiur Komah,1 Rashi,2 R. Moshe Taku, scholars cited by Raavad, scholars cited by R. Avraham b. HaRambam
Anthropomorphic verses – According to this approach it is expected that Tanakh should talk about Hashem as if he has a body.
Hashem is limited
"וְאֶל מִי תְדַמְּיוּנִי"
Seeing Hashem
Hashem Is Not Corporeal
Sources:R. Saadia Gaon, R. Sherira Gaon, R. Hai Gaon, R. Yehuda HaLevi, Ibn Ezra, R. Yosef Bekhor Shor, Rambam
Anthropomorphic verses – Rasag, Rambam and R. Yosef Albo all explain these verses as a figure of speech. They render the purpose of using such language, as to simplify for the nation so they will be able to relate more easily to Hashem.
Seeing Hashem
- Hashem's glory
- Intellectual vision
Bereshit 1:26-27
