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Radak on Genesis : Creation, Humanity, and Torah ■ 61 laid by his predecessor, set out to provide a more sustained and comprehensive allegorical exposition . 8 Nevertheless, like Maimonides, Radak did not wish to make this esoteric meaning of the text easily accessible . After all, while this layer of meaning does not involve the intricacies of physics, it does relate to the metaphysical side of humans and to metaphysics generally—a matter that the rabbis, as Maimonides understands them, Hence, in the introduction to sought to keep even more concealed from the public . 9 his commentary on Genesis, Radak writes : of this material ] as I [ ) הנסתר ( I will explain the esoteric meaning understand it, recording my exposition in a separate booklet . I will not present it in my [ general ] commentary on the Torah, which is available to everyone, lest I be like one who interprets the esoteric in public—for in this instance I will ) סתרי תורה ( parts of the Torah not be limiting myself to hint...
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