Maimonides' Fiction of Resurrection

An abridged, annotated English translation of Maʾamar Teḥiyat Hametim (Treatise on the Resurrection of the Dead, 1191) by Maimonides (R. Moses ben Maimon, 1135—1204) with critical analysis. The translation is confined to Maimonides' direct rebuttal of criticisms concerning his opinion of resurr...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Main Author: Kirschner, Robert S. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: College 1981
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 1981, Volume: 52, Pages: 163-193
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
Further subjects:B Resurrection
Parallel Edition:Electronic

MARC

LEADER 00000caa a22000002 4500
001 165008837X
003 DE-627
005 20211210092431.0
007 tu
008 190311s1981 xx ||||| 00| ||eng c
035 |a (DE-627)165008837X 
035 |a (DE-576)518837114 
035 |a (DE-599)BSZ518837114 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rakwb 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 1  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |0 (DE-627)1236465962  |0 (DE-576)166465968  |4 aut  |a Kirschner, Robert S. 
109 |a Kirschner, Robert S.  |a Kirschner, Robert 
245 1 0 |a Maimonides' Fiction of Resurrection 
264 1 |c 1981 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Band  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a An abridged, annotated English translation of Maʾamar Teḥiyat Hametim (Treatise on the Resurrection of the Dead, 1191) by Maimonides (R. Moses ben Maimon, 1135—1204) with critical analysis. The translation is confined to Maimonides' direct rebuttal of criticisms concerning his opinion of resurrection. A crucial issue in the Maimonidean controversy of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries was whether or not Maimonides affirmed the rabbinic doctrine of corporeal resurrection. Suspicion was generated by his elliptical treatment of the subject in his previous works. Examination of these sources yields a legitimate basis for confusion. In Maʾamar Teḥiyat Hametim Maimonides advances four major explanations: weaker minds have misconstrued his meaning and methodology; resurrection is a temporary prelude to incorporeal existence in the world to come; resurrection is a miracle which is not susceptible of speculative proof; allusion is sufficient for the knowledgeable. Each of these explanations, upon analysis, is fraught with difficulties and equivocations. Certain passages from Maimonides' other works, especially Moreh Nevukhim (Guide of the Perplexed, 1190), suggest that the ambiguity of his treatise on resurrection is intentional and expedient. The paper proposes that in Maʾamar Teḥiyat Hametim Maimonides creates a kind of legal fiction by which he virtually eviscerates the doctrine he claims to profess. Thus he sustains the multitude's necessary belief in corporeal reward while signalling his true belief to the enlightened. 
601 |a Resurrection 
650 0 7 |0 (DE-588)4003509-8  |0 (DE-627)106389297  |0 (DE-576)208851925  |a Auferstehung  |2 gnd 
652 |a BH 
773 0 8 |i In  |a Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion  |t Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion  |d Cincinnati, Ohio : College, 1953  |g 52(1981), Seite 163-193  |w (DE-627)129525642  |w (DE-600)213556-5  |w (DE-576)014944561  |x 0360-9049  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:52  |g year:1981  |g pages:163-193 
776 0 8 |i Erscheint auch als  |n Online-Ausgabe  |a Kirschner, Robert S.  |t Maimonides' Fiction of Resurrection  |d 1982  |w (DE-627)1780874669  |k Electronic 
935 |a BIIN 
936 u w |d 52  |j 1981  |h 163-193 
951 |a AR 
BIB |a 1 
ELC |b 1 
ITA |a 1  |t 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 3335700384 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 165008837X 
LOK |0 005 20191110172424 
LOK |0 008 190311||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 035   |a (DE-Tue135-1)51021 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135-1  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135-1 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135-1 
LOK |0 852 1  |c FTHNT097854/52/KRR  |m p  |9 00 
LOK |0 852 2  |b Z 4/278  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a iZSA 
LOK |0 936ln  |0 1442043520  |a BH 
LOK |0 938   |k p 
ORI |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw 
REL |a 1 
STA 0 0 |a Resurrection,Resurrection,Resurrection in art 
STB 0 0 |a Résurrection,Résurrection 
STC 0 0 |a Resurrección,Resurrección 
STD 0 0 |a Resurrezione,Resurrezione 
STE 0 0 |a 复活,复活 
STF 0 0 |a 復活,復活 
STG 0 0 |a Ressurreição,Ressurreição 
STH 0 0 |a Воскресение (мотив),Воскресение 
STI 0 0 |a Ανάσταση (μοτίβο),Ανάσταση 
SUB |a BIB  |a REL 
SYE 0 0 |a Auferstehung der Toten,Auferweckung,Totenauferweckung,Totenerweckung,Toter