“From Moses to Moses”: Late Medieval Jewish and Christian Interpretation of Moses’s Prophecy

The paper examines how the figure of the biblical Moses was philosophically interpreted in medieval Jewish and Christian writings. It highlights a turning point in a new concept of prophecy and scriptural authority and suggests that this transformation was made complicated for both Jewish and Christ...

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: Shṿarts, Yosef 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Further subjects:B Meister Eckhart
B Hildegard of Bingen
B Thomas Aquinas
B Moses Maimonides
B Medieval Philosophy
B Moses
B Bible exegesis
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