Conception of Creation According to Moses Maimonides

Hatice Arslan

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Conception of Creation According to Moses Maimonides

Yazarlar:

Hatice Arslan

Yayıncı:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dinler Tarihi

Dergi:

Dergiabant Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.238-250

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304274

pISSN:

2148-0494

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Özet:

 In this article, one of the leading Jewish thinkers of the Middle Ages, Moses Maimonides views on the creation of the world were examined. Maimonides views on the subject have been one of the most discussed issues since his own time. The main reason for this is that in his book Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn, in which he explains his views on creation, on the one hand he states that he believes in creation from nothing, on the other hand, the philosophy used to show the conceivable of the Jewish religious law does not accept creation out of nothing. Therefore, although this situation seems to continue the Jewish tradition by exoterically accepting creation from nothing in his views on creation, it actually paved the way for interpretations that he esoterically accepted the Aristotelian belief in the eternal world or the Platonist creation from an eternal first substance. In the study, the statements of Maimonides about the creation of the world in the mentioned work were evaluated and it was concluded that he did not have an esoteric attitude about the subject and believed in creation from nothing. This research aims to contribute to the field of the history of religions by revealing Maimonides views on creation, which is not studied specifically in our country.

 In this article, one of the leading Jewish thinkers of the Middle Ages, Moses Maimonides views on the creation of the world were examined. Maimonides views on the subject have been one of the most discussed issues since his own time. The main reason for this is that in his book Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn, in which he explains his views on creation, on the one hand he states that he believes in creation from nothing, on the other hand, the philosophy used to show the conceivable of the Jewish religious law does not accept creation out of nothing. Therefore, although this situation seems to continue the Jewish tradition by exoterically accepting creation from nothing in his views on creation, it actually paved the way for interpretations that he esoterically accepted the Aristotelian belief in the eternal world or the Platonist creation from an eternal first substance. In the study, the statements of Maimonides about the creation of the world in the mentioned work were evaluated and it was concluded that he did not have an esoteric attitude about the subject and believed in creation from nothing. This research aims to contribute to the field of the history of religions by revealing Maimonides views on creation, which is not studied specifically in our country.

 In this article, one of the leading Jewish thinkers of the Middle Ages, Moses Maimonides views on the creation of the world were examined. Maimonides views on the subject have been one of the most discussed issues since his own time. The main reason for this is that in his book Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn, in which he explains his views on creation, on the one hand he states that he believes in creation from nothing, on the other hand, the philosophy used to show the conceivable of the Jewish religious law does not accept creation out of nothing. Therefore, although this situation seems to continue the Jewish tradition by exoterically accepting creation from nothing in his views on creation, it actually paved the way for interpretations that he esoterically accepted the Aristotelian belief in the eternal world or the Platonist creation from an eternal first substance. In the study, the statements of Maimonides about the creation of the world in the mentioned work were evaluated and it was concluded that he did not have an esoteric attitude about the subject and believed in creation from nothing. This research aims to contribute to the field of the history of religions by revealing Maimonides views on creation, which is not studied specifically in our country.

 Bu makalede, Orta Çağın önde gelen Yahudi düşünürlerinden olan İbn Meymûnun âlemin yaratılışı hakkındaki görüşleri incelenmiştir. İbn Meymûnun konu ile ilgili görüşleri kendi yaşadığı dönemden itibaren en çok tartışılan meselelerden biri olmuştur. Bunun temel nedeni yaratılış hakkındaki görüşlerini açıkladığı Delâletül-Hâirîn adlı eserinde bir yandan yoktan yaratılışa inandığını ifade ederken diğer yandan Yahudi şeriatının akla uygunluğunu göstermek için kullandığı felsefenin, yoktan yaratılışı kabul etmeyişidir. Dolayısıyla bu durum, onun yaratılışla ilgili görüşlerinde egzoterik olarak yoktan yaratılışı kabul ederek Yahudi geleneğini sürdürüyor görünse de aslında ezoterik olarak Aristocu ezelî âlem inancını ya da Platoncu ezelî bir ilk maddeden yaratılışı kabul ettiği yönünde yorumların yapılmasına zemin hazırlamıştır. Çalışmada İbn Meymûnun adı geçen eserdeki âlemin yaratılışı hakkındaki ifadeleri değerlendirilmiş ve konu ile ilgili ezoterik bir tavır içinde olmadığı, yoktan yaratılışa inandığı sonucuna varılmıştır. Bu araştırma ile Türkçe literatürde müstakil olarak çalışılmayan İbn Meymûnun yaratılış hakkındaki görüşlerinin ortaya konularak dinler tarihi alanına katkı sağlanması hedeflenmektedir.

Makale detayları

Conception of Creation According to Moses Maimonides

Yazarlar:

Hatice Arslan

Yayıncı:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dinler Tarihi

Dergi:

Dergiabant Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.238-250

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304274

pISSN:

2148-0494

History of Religions

Moses Maimonides

Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn

Creation of the World

Create Ex nihiloDinler Tarihi

İbn Meymûn

Delâletü’l-Hâirîn

Âlemin Yaratılışı

Ex nihilo Yaratma

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Hatice Arslan

Yayıncı: Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Ana Başlıklar: Dinler Tarihi

Dergi: Dergiabant Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.238-250

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001304274

pISSN: 2148-0494

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Hatice Arslan

Yayıncı:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dinler Tarihi

Dergi:

Dergiabant Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.238-250

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304274

pISSN:

2148-0494