"Rhetoric" as a key tool for understanding אַגָּדוֹת חַזַ"ל

Rationalism (as opposed to rationality): An example from שׁוּ"ת רַב הַאי גָּאוֹן

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Rationalism (as opposed to rationality): An example from שׁוּ"ת רַב הַאי גָּאוֹן

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