How do philosophical theories influence the reading of the Bible? How did the transition from
the Middle Ages to the Renaissance alter the views of God miracles prophecy creation and
evil? This book explores these questions in detail through the work of Isaac Abravanel
(1437-1508) a great Jewish statesman philosopher and biblical interpreter who embodied the
fundamental paradigm shift from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. This book also serves as an
invaluable reference guide to such medieval Jewish philosophers as Saadia Maimonides and
Gersonides as well as some of their Muslim counterparts such as Averroes Avicenna and
al-Ghazali in most of the fundamental issues of philosophy and biblical interpretation.
