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The Guide for the Perplexed

by Moses Maimonides

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  cavlibrary | May 17, 2013 |
NO OF PAGES: 233 SUB CAT I: Jewish Sages SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: An abridgment and annotated translation of Maimonides' monumental work includes discussions of divine language, the scope and limits of human knowledge, cosmological doctrines concerning the creation of eternity of the world, prophecy and providence.NOTES: SUBTITLE: Maimonides
  BeitHallel | Feb 18, 2011 |
I own an edition from the 1960's in paperback.
  convivia | Jan 4, 2011 |
Maimonides
  icm | Oct 3, 2008 |
Wow! If I could give more stars to this book, I would. Moreh Nevuchim helps to dispel common misconceptions people have over passages in the Torah/Bible. Ultimately, the goal of Rambam, is to help the reader achieve a level where they can have a true knowledge of Hashem, and to dispel of preconceived ideas of Hashem which ultimately lead to avodah zara. The english in this version of the book is a bit archaic, so you might to read Shlomo Pines version, which I plan to do next. ( )
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Moses Maimonidesprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Friedländer, M.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. - Isaiah 26:2
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Some have been of opinion that by the Hebrew Zelem, the shape and figure of a thing is to be understood, and this explanation led men to believe in the corporeality [of the Divine Being]: for they thought that the words "Let us make man in our Zelem" (Gen. i. 26), implied that God had the form of a human being, i.e., that He had figure and shape, and that, consequently, He was corporeal.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0486203514, Paperback)

Great classic of medieval Judaism, major attempt to reconcile revealed religion — Pentateuch, commentaries — and Aristotelian philosophy. Enormously important in all Western thought. Includes Life of Maimonides, analysis of The Guide, indexes of quotations from Scripture, Talmud. Unabridged Friedlander translation. 50-page introduction. "...a great influence on Jewish and Christian scholasticism." — Jewish Civic Press.

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