[Avodah] Did Someone Forget Eilu v'eilu?

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 02:21:07AM -0400, Moshe Y. Gluck wrote:
: What would Ralbag do with the Mishna in Avos (5:8) that says the Pi HaAson
: was created Erev Shabbos?

I assume that the Ralbag, like the Rambam as explained by the Abarbanel,
holds that nevu'ah is a glimpse into real non-physical things. Just as
the "Man in the Chariot" had to be the Kavod Nivra, a created real thing.

Also, the Rambam's take on Avraham's visitors is based on his
understanding of R' Chiya in Bereishis Rabba 48. He doesn't invent his
own shitah of whole cloth. It is therefore within eilu va'eilu in a less
contravercial way than an interpretation that lacks any such support
that it "merely" the product of one person's effort to fit mesorah to
the data without such clues.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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