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In this chapter, Maimonides clarifies that hikmat, Hebrew חוכמה, in Scripture can mean one of four things: “knowledge of those truths which lead to the knowledge of God”. technique, i.e., wisdom in terms of knowing how to do or make something. “acquisition of moral principles”. “cunning and subtlety”.
The Guide for the Perplexed, written by Maimonides (Rambam), contains the author’s philosophical views. It is written in the form of a letter to his student, Rabbi Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta. Originally written in Judeo-Arabic, it was later translated to Hebrew (1204). The Guide includes Rambam’s objection to anthropomorphism, an explanation of the Biblical account of creation, and a ...
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Contents 2 Preface 11 Background Information 12 The Life of Moses Maimonides 12 The Moreh Nebuchim Literature 24 Analysis of the Guide for the Perplexed 36 Introduction 37 Part I 43 Part II. 50 Chapter III. 58 Introduction 64 Part One 76 Chapter I. The homonymity of Zelem 77 Chapter II. On Genesis iii. 5. 79 Chapter III. On tabnit and temunah ...
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The Guide of the Perplexed is a vast compendium of philosophical and religious material, which is then given shape through Maimonides’ attempt to draw answers out of this combination. The ...
May 10, 2023 · In the Guide of the Perplexed Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon) achieved an original and highly influential synthesis of religious and secular learning, drawing on Rabbinical teachings, the Aristotelian and neo-Platonic doctrines then current in the Islamic world, as well as his own scriptural exegeses and philosophical arguments.
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 ...
Jan 31, 2019 · The Guide of the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides. Publication date 1190 Usage Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International Topics Maimonides Collection
