[Avodah] Local, Non-Global or Global Flood

[Eli Turkel]

<<Had their not been a clear precedent from "our sages and prophets",
AND had the proof for eternity been more solid. the Rambam says could
have reinterpreted the verse.>>

I am not sure that makes much of a difference. Bottom line Rambam is ready
to reinterpret pesukim if necessary (except perhaps in cases of clear
statements
from the sages and prophets).

I note that Abarbanel (beginning of Hoshea) accuses Rambam of changing
simple pshat in a pasuk to
when it seems to oppose Rambam's philosophy. One example out of many is
Shoftim 10:16
which talks about the "Nefesh" of Hashem which Rambam in More Nevuchim
1:41 interprets "Nefesh" as the will of G-d.

-- 
Eli Turkel
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