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... prophets . This , however , is not the case . Maimonides held that the prophets ( with the excep- tion of Moses ) combine great intellectual abilities , which qualify them to be philosophers , with a powerful imagi- nation . The ...
... prophets . This , however , is not the case . Maimonides held that the prophets ( with the excep- tion of Moses ) combine great intellectual abilities , which qualify them to be philosophers , with a powerful imagi- nation . The ...
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... prophets , whom he described as possessing vivid imagina- tions but as not necessarily having outstanding intellec- tual capacities . He denied that the biblical prophets were philosophers and used a philosophical and historical ap ...
... prophets , whom he described as possessing vivid imagina- tions but as not necessarily having outstanding intellec- tual capacities . He denied that the biblical prophets were philosophers and used a philosophical and historical ap ...
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... prophets Elijah and Elisha and the Jerusalemite priest Jehoiada ] prior to the late - 8th - century- BCE Judahite king Hezekiah . ) Another serious limitation is the restriction of Kings ' purview : excepting the Elijah- Elisha stories ...
... prophets Elijah and Elisha and the Jerusalemite priest Jehoiada ] prior to the late - 8th - century- BCE Judahite king Hezekiah . ) Another serious limitation is the restriction of Kings ' purview : excepting the Elijah- Elisha stories ...
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