The Guide of the Perplexed, Vol. 1 - Softcover

Moses Maimonides; Pines, Shlomo; Leo Strauss

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9780226502304: The Guide of the Perplexed, Vol. 1
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0226502309 ISBN 13: 9780226502304
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1974

Synopsis

The most authoritative translation of this classic work of Jewish thought

This monument of rabbinical exegesis written at the end of the twelfth century has exerted an immense and continuing influence upon Jewish thought. Its aim is to liberate people from the tormenting perplexities arising from their understanding of the Bible according only to its literal meaning. This edition contains extensive introductions by Shlomo Pines and Leo Strauss, a leading authority on Maimonides.

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This monument of rabbinical exegesis, written at the end of twelfth century, has exerted an immense and continuing influence upon Jewish thought. It has also been a formative element in the thinking of leading Christian writers and philosophers down through the seventeenth century. The Guide is not a philosophical treatise. Rather, its aim is to liberate men from the tormenting perplexities arising from their understanding of the Bible according only to its literal meaning. This celebrated translation is now available in a two-volume Phoenix paperback edition.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication date
1974
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0226502309
ISBN 13 
9780226502304
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
384
Rating
  • 4.31 out of 5 stars
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