The stages of interpretation among Jewish scholars and philosopher (A comparative study)

Abstract

It is significant to state that the phenomenon of interpreting sacred texts is one of the ancient phenomena and one of the most important topics that the Jewish philosophers have been concerned with. Since their holy book was interpreted by the clergy, that is, the Talmudic rabbis, as it is explained by the Jewish philosophers, and they confirmed that the texts of their Bible are ambiguous and need some clarification. The methods that their philosophers used in interpreting the sacred text is the symbolic method, which aims to extract the inner meaning of the text, and they considered that the process of interpretation is carried out only by those with supreme end minds from scholars and philosophers.