# <![CDATA[S7, E20, The Guide of the Perplexed, the Closing Chapters, 04: Know, My Son — The Parable of the Parable's Interpretation Shnayor Burton Shnayor Burton 306 subscribers Analytics Edit video]]>

From **The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton** by R Shnayor Burton.

- **Published:** Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:14:09 GMT
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<![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=60s">1:00</a> The parable of the sultan and its two interpretations<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=240s">4:00</a> The alternative path to God that does not involve studying philosophy nor human perfection<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=480s">8:00</a> Rambam gives the interpretation of the parable and then declares that it is not a true interpretation<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=630s">10:30</a> Parables have interpretations that are not completely true<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=750s">12:30</a> Shlomo went from parable to parable, and likewise the Rambam<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=885s">14:45</a> The power of a parable lies in its appeal to the imagination and the body, which stands in tension with the interpretation of the parable<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=1080s">18:00</a> The first interpretation of the parable is actually a parable for the deeper interpretation of the parable<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=1260s">21:00</a> Can the first track lead to prophecy? Would it be called prophecy only equivocally with true prophecy achieved through the second track?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=1440s">24:00</a> The student requires a parable to motivate him, and he must take the path through the first interpretation, which is itself a parable<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=1650s">27:30</a> Study of Torah is a lived parable, and only after appreciating its study for its own sake can a person appreciate it as a parable for something else<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=1830s">30:30</a> Why Aristotle did not become a prophet<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=1860s">31:00</a> The answer to the greatest contradiction between Mishneh Torah and the Guide, regarding the importance of studying halacha: its study is a living parable<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WT5sewlvZI&t=2070s">34:30</a> The key to resolving the contradiction within the Rambam himself is understanding parables</p>
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