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Radak on Genesis : Creation, Humanity, and Torah ■ 85 Notably, however, the rest of Radak’s commentary on Genesis also shows strong Maimonidean influence . To begin, consider the one part of his introduction that relates to the entire Torah : Let me state at the outset that Moses recorded the entire Torah at God’s dictation, from “At the beginning” ( Gen 1 : 1 ) until “before the eyes of all Israel” ( Deut 34 : 12 ) . To be sure, concerning the last eight verses, [ which recount the death of Moses ] ( Deut 34 : 5 – 12 ) , there is a debate among our sages, some of whom say that Joshua recorded them ( b . Bava Batra 14 b – 15 a ) . The belief that all of it was communicated prophetically to Moses by way of divine inspiration, is actually inescapable, for how , ] . . . [ From [ else ] could he have known all the stories in Genesis ? 2 The whom could he have heard them while in the wilderness ? 3 truth, rather, is that they were all communicated to him by God Indeed, we find in a rabbinic...
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