[personal profile] malenkiyscot
Очень советую прочитать комментарий Рамбама на десятый перек Мишны Сангедрин. Многим будут небезинтересны его мысли (и эпитеты) по поводу той (к сожалению, очень распространенной, по его же собственным словам) группы людей, которые предпочитают закрывать глаза на здравый смысл и понимать слова Мудрецов буквально.

К сожалению мне не удалось найти перевод, поэтому для широкой публики помещаю здесь резюме на ту же тему из "Путеводителя заблудших" (того же автора :) ).

The Rambam writes that our Sages often said things "which, if taken literally, appear to be inconsistent with truth and common sense, and must therefore be taken figuratively." Many people are drawn after the literal meaning of Midrashim. They feel that since our Sages wrote them in this form, we must accept them in that form. They do not understand that there is great wisdom behind their words. The cause of this mistake is ignorance as the Rambam states, "We have further noticed that when an ill-informed Theologian reads these Midrashim, he will find no difficulty; for possessing no knowledge of the property of things, he will not reject statements which involve impossibilities." A person that accepts impossibilities as possible cannot have true knowledge and a sound intellect. The Rambam continues to discuss the method which an intelligent person should use when confronted with a difficult Midrash, "When, however, a person who is both religious and well educated reads them, he cannot escape the following dilemma: either he takes them literally, and questions the abilities of the author and soundness of mind, or he will acquiesce in assuming that the passages in question have some secret meaning, and he will continue to hold the author in high estimation whether he understood the allegory or not." A person has the right to accept either possibility. However, it would be irrational to accept the passages literally and at the same time hold the author in high estimation. For a person cannot be respected for making statements which are inconsistent with truth. If a noted scientist would publicly proclaim the earth to be flat, he would be ridiculed and called a fool. He would lose all honor he might have had.

Date: 2004-02-07 09:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] onasamaya.livejournal.com
Очень актуально...(к сожалению)

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