Maimonides, Samuel Ibn Tibbon, and the Construction of a Jewish Tradition of Philosophy
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During the thirteenth century, the Jews in southern France (called “Provence” in Hebrew sources) experienced a cultural revolution. Following the arrival of Maimonides’ writings and the translation of his Guide of the Perplexed into Hebrew, a very distinctive tradition of philosophy and exegesis was developed. Basic works of Graeco-Arabic and Arabic philosophy were translated into Hebrew, in relation to the Guide and in order to help understand the Guide . Reference tools—such as glossaries, encyclopedias, summaries, and anthologies— were created to help disseminate and popularize philosophy and philosophical ideas. Most importantly, following the directions of Maimonides, philosophy was used to interpret, and reinterpret, classical Jewish sources and doctrines. This took the form of philosophical commentaries on the Bible and rabbinic literature, philosophical sermons, philosophical commentaries on prayer, and philosophical explications of the reasons for the commandments. Even commentaries on the Talmud and legal codes were introduced by theoretical discussions of philosophy, and the relation between philosophy and religion. 1
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