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#scriptural-interpretation
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Why did Maimonides say he could have read Genesis figuratively, if eternity had been proved?
I guide visitors around the old Jewish quarter in Córdoba, where there is a statue of Maimonides in a small square. Visitors photograph it and ask me what he believed. Usually I say something about reason and faith and move on. A…
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What exactly is Ibn Rushd’s rule for when scripture should be read non-literally?
I guide visitors around Córdoba, and at the statue of Ibn Rushd near the old walls someone always asks what he believed. For years I have said something like "he thought that when reason and the Qur'an disagree, reason wins". People like…
Started by Rafael Lucena Prieto5 replies