Vayigash: Unkelos's Translation, ...

Vayigash: Unkelos's Translation, the Rambam, and Scholarly Trust

Unperplexed: Parsha Lessons from Maimonides's Guide of the P... by Yitzchak Sprung

Episode notes

Why does Unkelos translate “I will go down with you to Egypt” literally—when he usually avoids any language that suggests God has a body? In this episode of Unperplexed, we follow the Rambam’s answer and discover a deep principle about prophecy, interpretation, and why reverence for great thinkers still matters today.