Maimonides: Life and Thought
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (685 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691165661 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Halbertal presents a moving and detailed portrait of Maimonides's life as well as his work. Dougherty, Mary Elizabeth Tetzlaff"An unusually comprehensive overview of Maimonides achievements."--Berel Dov Lerner, Religion & Theology. That is why Maimonides: Life and Thought, the new study by Moshe Halbertal, is such a valuable contribution. Winner of the 2013 National Jewish Book Award in Scholarship, Jewish Book CouncilHonorable Mention for the 2015 PROSE Award in Theology & Religious Studies, Association of American PublishersOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014"In his rigorous and insightful study Maimonides: Life and Thought, Moshe Halbertal reintroduces readers to this rabbi-scientist, who insisted that faith should be an enterprise based on reaso
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.. 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 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. Maimonides was the greatest Jewish philos
His books include On Sacrifice and Concealment and Revelation: Esotericism in Jewish Thought and Its Philosophical Implications (both Princeton). . Moshe Halbertal is the Gruss professor of Law at New York University, professor of Jewish thought and philosophy at the Hebrew University, and professor of law at IDC Herzliya in Israel
Kindle Customer said A Great Intro to a Great Thinker. If you want to learn about Maimonides life and work I recommend this book before diving into his worksdirectly. Prof. Halbertal does a fine job in explaining Maimonides' profound insights. He rocked the Jewishworld with some of his thoughts and didn't didn't convince all of his co-religionists that had written the "finalword" on the Torah, the halakhah, how to "visu. Clear and interesting Alan Odess Halbertal's book is an intellectual biography of Maimonides. His writing is clear and interesting. Most admirable is his description of differing perspectives on the Rambam's thought presented fairly.. "Scholarly but accessiblereads almost like a mystery." according to Amazon Customer. Makes you think about basic concepts of religious belief and practice. A provocative book .not just for people of the Jewish faith.