Maimonides and the book that changed Judaism : secrets of The guide for the perplexed /

Maimonides and the book that changed Judaism : secrets of The guide for the perplexed /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Goodman, Micah, author.
Uniform title:	Sodotaṿ shel Moreh ha-nevukhim. English
Imprint:	Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society ; Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2015]
Description:	xxi, 274 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Maimonides, Moses, -- 1135-1204. -- Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn. Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn (Maimonides, Moses) Jewish philosophy. Philosophy, Medieval. Jewish philosophy. Philosophy, Medieval.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10308673

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ISBN:	9780827612105 0827612109 9780827611986 0827611986 9780827611993 0827611994 9780827611979 0827611978
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Part I. God. 1. The God of Maimonides
2. Prophecy
3. Providence
4. Redemption
5. From negative theology to empowering humanity
Conclusion: The new religious hero
Part II. Torah. 6. Is the Torah divine?
7. Reasons for the commandments
8. Man and the Torah
9. The universality of the Torah
Conclusion: Rising to the level of understanding
Part III. Perplexity. 10. Contradictions
11. The creation of the world
12. Perplexity and God
13. The role of doubt
14. Halakhah and dogmatism
15. The crisis of reason
16. The crisis of tradition
17. From perplexity to mysticism and politics
18. Therapeutic perplexity
Conclusion: The purpose of life.