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Know about the life of Astruc of Lunel, who incited Rabbi Solomon ben Abraham Adret of Barcelona, the most powerful rabbi of his time

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Astruc of Lunel, orig. Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph, (born 1250?, Lunel, near Montpellier, France—died after 1306), French Jewish scholar. He revered Maimonides but argued that Maimonides’ followers undermined faith by reading the Bible allegorically. Through letters he persuaded the powerful rabbi Solomon ben Abraham Adret (1235–1310) of Barcelona, Spain, to forbid the study or teaching of science and philosophy by those under 25 (1305). The resulting controversy almost split the Jewish communities of France and Spain. A schism was prevented when Philip IV of France expelled the Jews from France in 1306, and Astruc settled in Majorca.

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