Maimonides : life and thought /
Maimonides was the greatest Jewish philosopher and legal scholar of the medieval period, a towering figure who has had a profound and lasting influence on Jewish law, philosophy, and religious consciousness. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to his life and work, reveali...
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Princeton, N.J.] :
Princeton University Press,
[2013]
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Introduction; Chapter One: Moses the Man; "Moses of his Generation"; Andalusia: 1138-1159 ; The Maghrib and Persecution: 1159-1166; Fustat: 1166-1177; Yemen and Islam: 1172; In the Sultan's Palace: 1178-1204; The Man Moses; Chapter Two: The Commentary on the Mishnah, the Book of Commandments, and the Philosophy of halakhah; In the Laboratory of the Commentary on the Mishnah; The Purpose of the Commentary on the Mishnah; Controversy, Truth, and Interpretation; The Book of Commandments and the Structure of halakhah; On the Place of Revelation.
- Revelation and InterpretationInterpretation in halakhah: Between Explanatory Principles and Deductive Principles; Halakhah and Prophecy; Chapter Three: Ethics and Belief in the Commentary on the Mishnah; Principles of Faith; What Is Man: Immortality of the Soul, and the Afterlife; Resurrection of the Dead; The Ethics of Virtue and the Ethics of Obligation; The Sage and the Pietist; Nobility and Saintliness; Chapter Four: What Is Mishneh Torah?; The Aims and Qualities of the Compilation; Mishneh Torah and the History of halakhah; The Mishnah of Rabbi Judah the Prince and Mishneh Torah.
- The Authority of the Talmud and the Authority of the GeonimMishneh Torah: The Moderate and Radical Alternatives; Mishneh Torah and Jewish Curriculum; Ambiguity and Codification; Codification and SelfEsteem; Chapter Five: Philosophy and halakhah in Mishneh Torah; Love and Awe: Philosophy and Religious Experience; The Concept of the Divine: Eternal Universe and Creation ex Nihilo; Prophecy, Faith, and the Election of Israel; Halakhah, Magic, and Idolatry; Messianism, halakhah, and Nature; Chapter Six: Mishneh Torah and the Conceptual Understanding of halakhah.
- Reorganizing the halakhah: Form and Content"Laws Concerning Mourning" and the Organization of Mishneh Torah; Forging Concepts, Distinctions, and Generalizations; Mishneh Torah and Talmudic Sources; Three Functions of Aggadah in Mishneh Torah; Chapter Seven: The Guide of the Perplexed and Its Critique of Religious Language; Concealed and Revealed in the Guide of the Perplexed; Idolatry and Religious Language; "For You, Silence Is Praise"; The Skeptical Reading and the Mystical Reading; Chapter Eight: The Guide of the Perplexed: Will or Wisdom?
- The Creation of the World: The Conservative Reading and the Philosophical ReadingThe Doctrine of Prophecy; The Problem of Evil and the Purpose of Existence; Providence; The Reasons for the Commandments; The Commandments and the Philosopher's Spiritual Exercise; Conclusion; Four Readings; Three Common Elements; Maimonides' Teachings in Historical Perspective; Maimonides' Writings; Bibliography; Index.