Opening the gates of interpretation : Maimonides' biblical hermeneutics in light of his Geonic-Andalusian heritage and Muslim milieu Cohen, Mordechai Z 2011 Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ( Serie ) Leiden ; Boston : Brill 9789004210066 Abstract

This study highlights the contributions of the great philosopher-talmudist Moses Maimonides to the rationalist, “plain sense” (peshat) tradition of Jewish Bible exegesis, assessing his place in the Geonic-Andalusian school and showing how he harnessed Greco-Arabic learning to open new hermeneutical possibilities.