Aristotle in Jewish Philosophy

El judaísmo y los saberes medievales: arte y ciencia para la Europa moderna

“…El judaísmo medieval supo aprovechar muy bien esta pasión griega por lo oriental y acrecentó su propio interés por la filosofía, que nunca se vio como algo ajeno. Bastaba con dar la vuelta a la historia y presentar a los griegos como aprendices del pensamiento mosaico, incluso difundiendo la idea de un Aristóteles converso tras ver la luz entre los libros de Salomón que Alejandro le manda custodiar 23 .…”

On the crisis of conscience

“…According to some sources, the son was aged 37. 17,18 The question arises, what ‘If Isaac had said, “I refuse”‘ 17 ? Rather than being a test of the father, then, the whole episode could just as accurately be seen as a test of the son, himself an adult whose ‘father was no longer responsible for him.’ 17…”

“…Not to mention a test of the mother: ‘The immediate cause of her death was the shock of being told that Isaac was being sacrificed [emphasis added].’ 18…”