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<category>Hashem Can Be Corporeal
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<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>
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<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>
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<point><b>Hashem is limited</b></point>
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<point><b>"וְאֶל מִי תְדַמְּיוּנִי"</b></point>
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<point><b>Seeing Hashem</b></point>
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<category>Hashem Is Not Corporeal
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<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="RYehudaHaLeviKuzari1-88-89" data-aht="source">Kuzari</a><a href="RYehudaHaLeviKuzari1-88-89" data-aht="source">R. Yehuda HaLevi Kuzari 1:88-89</a><a href="R. Yehuda HaLevi" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yehuda HaLevi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambamHilkhotYesodeiHaTorah1-7-12" data-aht="source">Rambam</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="RambamMorehNevukhim1-36" data-aht="source">Moreh Nevukhim 1:36</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Maimon (Rambam, Maimonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Maimon</a></multilink>,</mekorot>
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<point><b>Anthropomorphic verses</b> – Rasag, Rambam and R. Yosef Albo all explain these verses as a figure of speech.&#160; 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>
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<point><b>Seeing Hashem</b></point>
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Version as of 10:28, 23 February 2017

Anthropomorphism

Exegetical Approaches

This topic has not yet undergone editorial review

Hashem Can Be Corporeal

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

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