Aristotelian Theories in Abraham ibn Ezra's Commentaries to the Bible

Some of Abraham ibn Ezra’s philosophical ideas exposed in his biblical commentaries are the same as those of Aristotle. The purpose of this article is to analyse some of the Aristotelian ideas appearing in Abraham ibn Ezra’s biblical commentaries and explain how he adapts the Aristotelian concepts to the explanation of the specific biblical verses. Ibn Ezra uses these concepts in his explanation of the structure of the Universe as found in some Psalms, the creation of the world in Genesis 1, and the origin of evil according to the book of Ecclesiastes. This paper also attempts to provide a hypothesis on how Ibn Ezra was able to apprehend Aristotelian philosophy.This article is part of the project ‘Science and Religion in Judaism in Medieval Iberia’ (FFI2016-75230-P) financed by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of SpainPeer reviewe