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His exposition, intermingled with aggadic and mystical interpretations, is based upon careful philology and original study of the Bible.

As in his preceding works, he vehemently attacks the Greek philosophers, especially Aristotle, and frequently criticizes Maimonides ' Biblical interpretations.

Thus he cites Maimonides ' interpretation of Gen. 18: 8, asserting that it is contrary to the evident meaning of the Biblical words and that it is sinful even to hear it.

While Maimonides endeavored to reduce the miracles of the Bible to the level of natural phenomena, Nahmanides emphasizes them, declaring that " no man can share in the Torah of our teacher Moses unless he believes that all our affairs, whether they concern masses or individuals, are miraculously controlled, and that nothing can be attributed to nature or the order of the world.

" See further on this debate under Divine Providence.