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The Essence of Negative Theology
Rabbi Triebitz focusses on Section I Chapter 58 of Moreh Nevuchim.
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Negative Theology 9
Historical Truth versus Textural Truth
In this radical and exciting shiur Rabbi Triebitz discusses and develops an idea of Rabbi Professor Shaul Lieberman – the distinction between “historical truth” to “textural truth”. With this idea Rabbi Triebitz explains the incomensurability between the approach of the academics and the Rabbis.
“Historical truth” involves conjecture using textual analysis and other techniques to ascertain the text in its historical context. “Textural truth” attempts to understand how the text and later authorities understood the text. Analysis of the “Jewish tradition” – how later commentaries viewed the text.
According to Lieberman only the second form is valid. According to Rabbi Triebitz only the second is Orthodox.
Rabbi Triebitz then looks at the Baal HaMaor and Milchemes on Bava Metziah (p. 28 on the pages of the Rif) and then looks at a very interesting opinion of Rabbeinu Tam in Bava Kamma 70a.
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Rambam vs Kant and the Cosmological Proof
Rabbi Triebitz focusses on Section I Chapter 57 of Moreh Nevuchim.
He also quotes from Section II Chapter 13
and Section II Chapter 2 in the course of the shiur.
He discusses Rambam’s cosmological proof, and compares it to Kant’s refutation of the Ontological proof and thus his refutation of the Cosmological Proof (which he claims is based upon it). Rabbi Triebitz comes up with a new reading of Rambam which is compelling and which answers Kant’s objections.
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Negative Theology 8;
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Negative Theology 8
History & Development of Talmud shiur 7
Showing Continuity to the Stam
Rabbi Triebitz refutes Halivni’s claim that the stamaim lived a long time after Rav Ashi and that they didn’t understand what the Amoraim were talking about. He does this by analyzing the Gemara in Avoda Zara 71a and shows, using Ramban and other Rishonim, that Ravina begins the ‘stam’ of the gemara by asking a question directly to Rav Ashi.
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No physical description can be given to G-d
Rabbi Triebitz learns through three chapters of Moreh Nevuchim:
Section I Chapter 55 of Moreh Nevuchim.
Section I Chapter 56 of Moreh Nevuchim.
Section I Chapter 57 of Moreh Nevuchim.
Rabbi Triebitz covers a lot of ground in this shiur, and prepares the way for next week’s shiur which will explain the ontological proof in detail, and its connection to the cosmological proof.
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Negative Theology 7
Rabbi Triebitz quotes (again) from this book:
Theology and the Scientific Imagination by Amos Funkenstein
Theology and the Scientific Imagination by Amos Funkenstein
History & Development of Talmud shiur 6
Esrog shel Orlah part 2
Rabbi Triebitz goes through the Gemara Succah 35a line by line and shows how his understanding of the development of the Talmud leads to a new reading of the gemara.
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Leadership and Prophecy
Rabbi Triebitz finishes Section I Chapter 54 of Moreh Nevuchim.
In this shiur Rabbi Triebitz (and Rambam) discusses the qualities of a leader and the hidden message of Moreh Nevuchim about Moshe Rabbeinu.
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Rabbi Triebitz also references Section II Chapter 39 Moreh Nevuchim:
History & Development of Talmud shiur 5
Esrog shel Orlah
Rabbi Triebitz goes through the Gemara Succah 35a line by line and shows how his understanding of the development of the Talmud leads to a new reading of the gemara.
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Ontology and Ethics
Natural Philosophy and Revelation
Rabbi Triebitz analyzes Section I Chapter 54 of Moreh Nevuchim. Rabbi Triebitz discusses the argument between academics (e.g. Marvin Fox vs. Hermann Cohen) about whether Rambam holds like Plato that ethics can be derived from the ontology of the world or whether he holds like Aristotle that they cannot. Rabbi Triebitz brings evidence for both sides of the argument, and finds a resolution.
In this shiur Rabbi Triebitz also explains why negative theology is essential for Rambam’s understanding of ethics.
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Rabbi Triebitz also references two other places in Moreh Nevuchim: