[Avodah] Rambam on corporality

[david guttmann]

May I suggest an alternate solution:

Rambam in 1:35 writes that even children have to be taught that G-d is not
corporeal. He also says further that attributes may be taken literally. In
1:26 R. Eidensohn quoted : "thus that which is neither a body nor existent
in a body does not exist in their opinion." I read it as people can accept
either one of the two. Isn't "nor existent in a body" attributes? R.Kafah
indeed translates "Ulefichoch Toaruhu betoarim hamorim al gashmus". So
people may and can accept "attributes indicating corporeality" but may not
accept corporeality itself. I think that in 1:35 Rambam makes it quite clear
that even the simple may not accept corporeality as he enumerates a
comprhensive list: children,women, stupid ones,and those of deffective
natural disposition. 

Thus because everyone must be taught that G-d is not coropreal, for them to
accept that he exists they may be taught attributes that point to
corporeality. 


GCT 

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