• creation and miracles, in respect to which Gersonides deviates widely from the position of Maimonides. Gersonides was also the author of commentaries on the...
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  • determine [and affect] the Law, but rather on the Talmudic discussions". Gersonides held that the number 613 was only one rabbi's (Rabbi Simlai's) opinion...
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  • medieval jewish philosophy, especially Gersonides, and Spinoza. Salo Baron invited him to translate Gersonides' major philosophical work, The Wars of...
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  • the first printers of Hebrew books in Prague. He was the founder of the Gersonides, a dynasty of Ashkenazi Jewish printers. Mid-career, he attained rights...
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    Kabbalistic works (such as the Zohar) Philosophical works (Maimonides, Gersonides, Nahmanides) Ethical works (Bahya ibn Paquda, Jonah of Gerona) The Acharonim...
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    halakhist (teacher of Jewish law). Along with Maimonides ("Rambam"), Gersonides ("Ralbag"), and Joseph Albo, he is known as one of the major practitioners...
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  • In fact, it is disputed among historians whether Gersonides was still alive at that time. Gersonides' servant Rebecca, Olivier's beloved, is also completely...
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  • Leo Hebraeus may refer to: Judah Leon Abravanel Gersonides This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link...
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    influence. Gersonides believed that astrology was real, and developed a naturalistic, non-supernatural explanation of how it works. For Gersonides, astrology...
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    and Maimonides.[citation needed] Gersonides held that God does not have complete foreknowledge of human acts. "Gersonides, bothered by the old question of...
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