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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Philosophy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Philosophy</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Cерия: Философия</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2302</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8900</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">51226</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2302-2026-30-2-449-470</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">EWJSHZ</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ИСТОРИЯ ФИЛОСОФИИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Plato and the Prophet Moses: Between the Question of Receiving and the Possibility of Intertextuality</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Платон и пророк Моисей: между вопросом восприятия и возможностью интертекстуальности</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8631-872X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Bouarfa</surname><given-names>Abdelkader</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Буарфа</surname><given-names>Абделькадер</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>профессор</p></bio><email>bouarfah9@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Oran2 University URSH</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Оран 2 URSH</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-06-30" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day><month>06</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>30</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">MUSLIM PHILOSOPHY AND CONTEMPORARY SITUATION: INTERRUPTION OR REVIVAL WITH NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF AN INTELLECTUAL TRADITION IN THE POST-METAPHYSICAL, POST-MODERN AND POST-TRUTH ERA</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">МУСУЛЬМАНСКАЯ ФИЛОСОФИЯ И СОВРЕМЕННАЯ СИТУАЦИЯ: ПРЕРЫВАНИЕ ИЛИ ВОЗРОЖДЕНИЕ С НОВЫМИ ИНТЕРПРЕТАЦИЯМИ ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ ТРАДИЦИИ В ЭПОХУ ПОСТМЕТАФИЗИКИ, ПОСТМОДЕРНА И ПОСТПРАВДЫ</issue-title><fpage>449</fpage><lpage>470</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-07-10"><day>10</day><month>07</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Bouarfa A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Буарфа А.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Bouarfa A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Буарфа А.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/51226">https://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/51226</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The study examines the potential intellectual interplay between Plato’s philosophy and the teachings of the Prophet Moses, focusing on the mechanisms of reception and intertextuality. By analyzing historical, cultural, and textual parallels, the research investigates whether Plato’s works reflect influences from Hebrew traditions or vice versa. The comparative analysis centers on key doctrinal themes, including conceptions of the divine, cosmological narratives involving the creation of dual worlds, and anthropological models exemplified by the tripartite composition of the soul. The study employs a critical framework to assess claims of direct influence, acknowledging the lack of concrete evidence for a translated Torah in Plato’s time, while exploring alternative pathways, such as oral transmission, during his travels to Egypt and Sicily. Notable parallels include Plato’s “ Demiurge ” in Timaeus and the monotheistic Creator in Genesis, as well as shared motifs of spiritual ascent and ethical dualism. The analysis also addresses critiques of the “Greek Miracle” narrative, which historically marginalized Eastern contributions to philosophy. Scholars like Numenius and early Christian thinkers (e.g., Justin Martyr) are cited to contextualize debates about cross-cultural borrowing. While the study refrains from asserting direct intertextuality, it underscores the significance of overlapping ideas in challenging Eurocentric historiography. Ultimately, the research proposes that these parallels reflect a broader, interconnected intellectual heritage rather than unilateral influence. It advocates for a nuanced understanding of how philosophical and religious traditions evolve through dialogue, even in the absence of documented contact. This framework invites further exploration of antiquity’s multicultural exchanges and their role in shaping foundational Western thought.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Рассматривается возможное интеллектуальное взаимодействие между философией Платона и учением пророка Моисея, с акцентом на механизмы восприятия и интертекстуальности. Анализируя исторические, культурные и текстуальные параллели, работа исследует, отражают ли труды Платона влияние еврейских традиций - или наоборот. Основные области сравнения включают теологические концепции (например, природу божественного), космогонию (создание двух миров) и антропологию (триединую душу). Исследование использует критический подход к оценке заявлений о прямом влиянии, признавая отсутствие конкретных доказательств существования переведенной Торы во времена Платона, но рассматривая альтернативные пути передачи, такие как устная традиция во время его путешествий в Египет и Сицилию. Среди значимых параллелей - Платоновский «Демиург» в «Тимее» и монотеистический Творец в «Бытии», а также общие мотивы духовного восхождения и этического дуализма. Анализ также затрагивает критику нарратива о «греческом чуде», исторически маргинализировавшего вклад Востока в философию. Упоминаются ученые, такие как Нумений, и ранние христианские мыслители (например, Иустин Мученик), чтобы контекстуализировать дебаты о межкультурных заимствованиях. Хотя исследование воздерживается от утверждения о прямой интертекстуальности, оно подчеркивает важность совпадающих идей в контексте вызова европоцентричной историографии. В конечном счете исследование предлагает рассматривать эти параллели как проявление более широкой, взаимосвязанной интеллектуальной традиции, а не как одностороннее влияние. Оно призывает к более тонкому пониманию того, как философские и религиозные традиции развиваются через диалог - даже при отсутствии документированных контактов. Такой подход открывает возможности для дальнейшего изучения мультикультурных обменов в древности и их роли в формировании основ западной мысли.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>reception theory</kwd><kwd>cultural exchange</kwd><kwd>critique of the Greek Miracle</kwd><kwd>historiography</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>теория рецепции</kwd><kwd>культурный обмен</kwd><kwd>критика «греческого чуда»</kwd><kwd>историография</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Barker EW. Greek Political Theory: Plato and His Predecessors. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd.; 1918.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Aristotle. The Politics of Aristotle. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2009.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B3"><label>3.</label><mixed-citation>Bouarfa A. City and Politics. 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