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, revealing how his philosophical
sensibility and outlook informed his interpretation of Jewish
tradition.
Moshe Halbertal vividly describes Maimonides's childhood in
Muslim Spain, his family's flight to North Africa to escape
persecution, and their eventual resettling in Egypt. He draws on
Maimonides's letters and the testimonies of his contemporaries,
both Muslims and Jews, to offer new insights into his personality
and the circumstances that shaped his thinking. Halbertal then
turns to Maimonides's legal and philosophical work, analyzing his
three great books--"Commentary on the Mishnah," the "Mishneh
Torah," and the "Guide of the Perplexed." He discusses Maimonides's
battle against all attempts to personify God, his conviction that
God's presence in the world is mediated through the natural order
rather than through miracles, and his locating of philosophy and
science at the summit of the religious life of Torah. Halbertal
examines Maimonides's philosophical positions on fundamental
questions such as the nature and limits of religious language,
creation and nature, prophecy, providence, the problem of evil, and
the meaning of the commandments.
A stunning achievement, "Maimonides" offers an unparalleled look
at the life and thought of this important Jewish philosopher,
scholar, and theologian.
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