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A Maimonides Reader
Major selections from Maimonides' writings.
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ISBN:
9780874412062
SKU:
1206
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
512
Grade Level:
ADU
$32.95
Get to know the key works of the influential twelfth-century Jewish philosopher all in a single volume.
The first-ever one-volume, English collection of Maimonides' basic writings. Includes major selections from the Mishneh Torah, Maimonides' great code of law, The Guide of the Perplexed, one of the most influential philosophical works of any time, along with essays, treatises, commentaries, and correspondence.
A lively and comprehensive introduction to a central figure in the history of Western and Jewish thought, this book will provide a deeper understanding of Maimonides with translations of the original text.
"An excellent introduction to the whole range of Maimonidean teachings" --Professor Salo W. Baron, Columbia University
"Professor Twersky has performed a remarkable service to the scholarly community as well as to the general reading public." --Professor Christopher F. Mooney, S.J., Woodstock College
"A superb volume of judicious selections from the various works of Maimonides." --Professor H.A. Wolfson, Harvard University