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Moses, blessing of
.
.
Moses' blessing of
the Israelite tribes as described in Deuteronomy 33.
the Israelite tribes as described in Deuteronomy 33.
Moses ben Joshua of Narbonne
(1300–62)
. French Jewish philosopher. Among other works, his commentary on
Maimonides'
Guide to the Perplexed
was well known and was printed with the original text (ed. I. Euchel, 1791).
. French Jewish philosopher. Among other works, his commentary on
Maimonides'
Guide to the Perplexed
was well known and was printed with the original text (ed. I. Euchel, 1791).
Moses ben Maimon
(Jewish philosopher):
(Jewish philosopher):
Moses ben Shem Tov de León
(
c.
1240–1305)
. Jewish
kabbalist
. Moses Ben Shem Tov taught his version of the kabbalah in his
Midrash ha-Ne‘elam
(Mystical
Midrash
) which became the foundation of the
Zohar
. Following his death, a controversy broke out about the role of Moses de León in the composition of the
Zohar
. Since the
Zohar
was ascribed to R. Simeon b. Yo
ai of the 2nd cent. CE, the issue initially was whether Moses de León had been copying from the original manuscript which was now lost, or whether, as his widow maintained, he had composed the work. Modern scholars (e.g. G. Scholem) tend to the view that he composed the work making use of earlier material.
c.
1240–1305)
. Jewish
kabbalist
. Moses Ben Shem Tov taught his version of the kabbalah in his
Midrash ha-Ne‘elam
(Mystical
Midrash
) which became the foundation of the
Zohar
. Following his death, a controversy broke out about the role of Moses de León in the composition of the
Zohar
. Since the
Zohar
was ascribed to R. Simeon b. Yo
ai of the 2nd cent. CE, the issue initially was whether Moses de León had been copying from the original manuscript which was now lost, or whether, as his widow maintained, he had composed the work. Modern scholars (e.g. G. Scholem) tend to the view that he composed the work making use of earlier material.Moses of Narbonne
(French Jewish philosopher):
(French Jewish philosopher):
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