From The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton by R Shnayor Burton.
- Published: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:05:21 GMT
- Duration: 01:04:05
- Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/fb5467c/podcast/play/83607963/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-5%2F872c1c0b-015f-1e5d-29d8-c83ce96fcb4e.m4a
- Page: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shnayor-burton/episodes/S7--E2--The-Guide-of-the-Perplexed--Creation--02-Creation-from-Nothing-and-Legislated-Beliefs-e2gm0ur
- TorahApp: https://torahapp.org/share/p/3P_r_shnayor_burton_great_sources/e/e42dc62a-3798-46e2-8026-6c5b0cce102c
8:00 Avraham and Moshe as authorities and leaders who we follow and from whom we accept the doctrine of Creation ex Nihilo
18:00 Jews are the community of followers of Avraham, their forefather, and Moshe, their prophet
21:45 What a person should do when facing an issue that isn't conclusively proven
30:30 Why authorities determine the appropriate beliefs and how belief is a kind of practice
36:00 The belief in Creation ex Nihilo is a matter of law, not only a matter of scientific truth
45:00 Was Maimonides himself developing original legislation regarding Creation ex Nihilo?
51:00 Why rhetorical arguments in favor of Creation ex Nihilo are appropriate
55:00 Maimonides' original legislation of dogma
57:15 Revelatory prophecy as the source for the belief in Creation ex Nihilo
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