Rewriting Jewish Intellectual History: A Review of Sefer Chaim Be’Emunasom Part 13: Dealing with Inconvenient Sources The introduction to Chapter 60, which is entitled “I shall consider that I did not understand their words,” addresses “a few statements of the Rishonim that initially appear to oppose the mesorah which obligates us to interpret everything literally” (emphasis added). Of course, it is not a mere few statements, but let us see how R. Schmeltzer deals with these inconvenient sources that undermine his entire message.
Dealing with Inconvenient Sources
Dealing with Inconvenient Sources
Dealing with Inconvenient Sources
Rewriting Jewish Intellectual History: A Review of Sefer Chaim Be’Emunasom Part 13: Dealing with Inconvenient Sources The introduction to Chapter 60, which is entitled “I shall consider that I did not understand their words,” addresses “a few statements of the Rishonim that initially appear to oppose the mesorah which obligates us to interpret everything literally” (emphasis added). Of course, it is not a mere few statements, but let us see how R. Schmeltzer deals with these inconvenient sources that undermine his entire message.