The “Meteorological” Interpretation of the Creation Narrative: John Philoponus’s Legacy in Abraham Ibn Ezra and Moses Maimonides

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The “Meteorological” Interpretation of the Creation Narrative: John Philoponus’s Legacy in Abraham Ibn Ezra and Moses Maimonides

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Abraham Ibn Ezra and Moses Maimonides both utilized earlier sources when they interpreted the biblical creation narrative. Some of their exegetical solutions, including the idea that the “firmament” and the “waters above the firmament” referred to regions of the atmosphere, can be traced back to earlier Judeo-Arabic commentaries. The latter were based on early medieval miaphysite Syriac sources, particularly Jacob of Edessa’s Hexaemeron, and the exegetical tradition can be traced back ultimately to John Philoponus’ treatise on the creation of the world. Philoponus’ work was never translated to Syriac or Arabic as far as we know, but Philoponian ideas were transmitted in miaphysite Syriac exegetical literature. Nevertheless, we do find Philoponian exegetical solutions in Maimonides’ work which are absent in the presently known intermediary sources. It is possible that Maimonides “reinvented” these Philoponian ideas through a systematic and creative re-reading of the transmitted material. However, despite his reputation as a major initiator of the “meteorological” exegesis in Jewish tradition, Maimonides was less innovative than Ibn Ezra in applying meteorological theories to biblical exegesis.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The “Meteorological” Interpretation of the Creation Narrative: John Philoponus’s Legacy in Abraham Ibn Ezra and Moses Maimonides

Popis výsledku anglicky

Abraham Ibn Ezra and Moses Maimonides both utilized earlier sources when they interpreted the biblical creation narrative. Some of their exegetical solutions, including the idea that the “firmament” and the “waters above the firmament” referred to regions of the atmosphere, can be traced back to earlier Judeo-Arabic commentaries. The latter were based on early medieval miaphysite Syriac sources, particularly Jacob of Edessa’s Hexaemeron, and the exegetical tradition can be traced back ultimately to John Philoponus’ treatise on the creation of the world. Philoponus’ work was never translated to Syriac or Arabic as far as we know, but Philoponian ideas were transmitted in miaphysite Syriac exegetical literature. Nevertheless, we do find Philoponian exegetical solutions in Maimonides’ work which are absent in the presently known intermediary sources. It is possible that Maimonides “reinvented” these Philoponian ideas through a systematic and creative re-reading of the transmitted material. However, despite his reputation as a major initiator of the “meteorological” exegesis in Jewish tradition, Maimonides was less innovative than Ibn Ezra in applying meteorological theories to biblical exegesis.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Aleph-Historical Studies in Science &amp; Judaism

ISSN

1565-1525

e-ISSN

1565-5423

Svazek periodika

2022

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

22

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

61

Strana od-do

39-99

Kód UT WoS článku

000972176600003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85161303897