"ʿl mh ʾvdh hʾrts" (yrmyh ṭ:yʾ): vyn ḥṭʾ dty lthlykh hysṭṿry ṭvʿy ʾtsl hrmv"m ṿtlmydyṿ / "Why is the Land in Ruins?" (Jeremiah 9:11): Religious Transgression versus Natural Historical Process in the Writing of Maimonides and His Disciples

"על מה אבדה הארץ" (ירמיה ט:יא): בין חטא דתי לתהליך היסטורי טבעי אצל הרמב"ם ותלמידיו / "Why is the Land in Ruins?" (Jeremiah 9:11): Religious Transgression versus Natural Historical Process in the Writing of Maimonides and His Disciples

Jewish tradition interpreted the destruction of the First Temple and the ensuing exile as divine punishment for Israel's sins, particularly the sin of idolatry. Nevertheless, a different view may be discerned in some medieval writers, who interpret the destruction not as divine intervention in...

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Main Author: Kasher, Ḥanah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Hebrew
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Published: HUC 1999
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 1998, Volume: 69, Pages: קמג-קנו
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