Science in the Bet Midrash: Studies in Maimonides by Menachem Kellner (English)

by Menachem Kellner

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The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Science in the Bet Midrash by Menachem Kellner Explores the religious thought of Moses Maimonides (1138–1204), one of the most influential Jews of the last thousand years. While covering many aspects of his religious philosophy, these essays focus on the way Maimonides elucidated and expressed the universalistic thrust of the Jewish tradition. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Science in the Bet Midrash explores the religious thought of Moses Maimonides (11381204), one of the most influential Jews of the last thousand years. While covering many aspects of his religious philosophy, these essays focus on the way Maimonides elucidated and expressed the universalistic thrust of the Jewish tradition. Maimonides construed the election of Israel as a challenge, not an endowment. This challenge is ultimately addressed to all human beings, not just to Jews. Table of Contents By Way of Personal Introduction. Acknowledgements. PART ONE: APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF MAIMONIDES. Introduction to Part One, Approaches to the Study of Maimonides. 1. Reading Rambam – Approaches to the Interpretation of Maimonides. 2. Strauss' Maimonides vs. Maimonides' Maimonides: Could Maimonides have been both Enlightened and Orthodox? 3. The Literary Character of the Mishneh Torah: On the Art of Writing in Maimonides' Halakhic Works. 4. Is Maimonides' Ideal Person Austerely Rationalist? PART TWO: RELIGIOUS FAITH AND DOGMA. Introd

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781934843215
• Condition: Fine

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