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Introduction to the Code of Maimonides, Mishneh Torah

by Isadore Twersky

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"Maimonides' monumental 14-volume code on Jewish law has had a profound influence on Jewish life since the Middle Ages. This lucid study is the first thorough literary-historical study of the Mishneh Torah. Twersky ... analyzes the reasons for the Code's composition, its relationship to Maimonides' other works, the milieu in which it was written, and illuminates the reasons for its lasting importance."--Library Journal

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National Jewish Book Award (Winner – Jewish Thought – 1981)

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Canonical title: Introduction to the Code of Maimonides, Mishneh Torah

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Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
DDC/MDS: 296.1 — Religion Other religions Judaism Jewish writings
LCC: BM520.84 .T83 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Judaism Judaism Sources of Jewish religion. Rabbinical literature
BISAC: REL RELIGION Judaism Sacred Writings

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Published: 1980
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
DDC/MDS: 296.1
LCC: BM520.84 .T83

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