Nachmanides’ strange understandings of demons, hell, souls, women’s period, rape, and other subjects
https://booksnthoughts.com/nachmanides-strange-understandings-of-demons-hell-souls-womens-period-rape-and-other-subjects/
Here are two things:
Nachmanides insisted that the midrashic tales are true accounts of past events. His commentaries to Genesis 11:28 and 32 are excellent examples of his manner of thinking ...
and:
Interestingly, Nachmanides’ belief that midrashic legends are recollections of actual historical events brought him trouble in his old age and led to his need to escape from Spain and flee for Israel. In 1263, he was involved in a public religious debate with the apostate Jew, Pablo Christiani, in Barcelona before King James I concerning the validity of Judaism. Pablo contended that some of the midrashic stories that Nachmanides had insisted were true occurrences foreshadowed the birth and mission of Jesus.[4] Nachmanides sidestepped Pablo’s trap by disclaiming his belief in the truthfulness and the authority of midrashim, and said that they are only legends.[5]
So, the convert Christian Pablo Christiani was more literalist than Nachmanides could afford to remain, interesting ...
Is it because Judaism is an apostasy and leads to more apostasy, unless repented?/HGL
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