More on Rambam and נְבוּאָה: The "physical process"
From Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz by Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
May 18, 2026 · 33 min
About this episode
The episode explores the process of how messages are sent from the Active Intellect to the rational and imaginative faculties in the context of Rambam's teachings on prophecy.
The רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם sends a message from the Active Intellect to the rational faculty (hopefully to filter out error) and from thereto the imaginative faculty. But what does this mean?
People in this episode
Host: Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Topics covered
- Rambam
- prophecy
- Active Intellect
- rational faculty
- imaginative faculty
- Jewish philosophy
Keywords
- Rambam
- prophecy
- Active Intellect
- rational faculty
- imaginative faculty
- Jewish philosophy
- spiritual messages
- intellect
- error filtering
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, Active Intellect, rational faculty, imaginative faculty, רַמבָּם, נְבוּאָה
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