-1 - Fifteen. Notes on Maimonides I. Maimonides' the Guide for the Perplexed
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A. Overall point 1. Three propositions concerning God a. What these propositions are (1) That he exists (2) That he is one (3) That he is incorporeal b. Their importance (1) They are commanded to be believed by the ten commandments (a) #1: I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have none other Gods but me. (b) #2: Against graven images. (2) Since the only part of the soul that survives is the acquired intellect, survival after death is dependent on these beliefs (?) c. Problems which arise concerning them (1) A literal reading of Scripture seems to contradict the second and third (2) The Mutakallimun, followed by some Rabbis, argue for these propositions in an unsound way. (3) The philosophers, who argue for them soundly, have erred on some lesser, but still important points, such as the eternity of the world and the scope of divine providence. B. Part One 1. Summary: For the most part devoted to semantic points concerning language used in the Bible about God and that which should be used concerning him. 2. Kinds of multiple meaning in language a. Homonymy-single descriptive word used with multiple significations-example: "zelem" meaning both essence and physical shape. We are made in God's image only in the former sense of zelem (because we have intellect), and thus that we are made in his image does not imply that he is corporeal. b. Figure (1) Simile or metaphor-the details of the figure have no significance independent
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