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Language: English
Published by Floris Books, 1972
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- Title
- A Maimonides Reader (Library of Jewish Studies)
- Author
- Knig, Karl
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Publication year
- 1972
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0874412064
- ISBN 13
- 9780874412062
Get to know the key works of the influential twelfth-century Jewish philosopher all in a single volume.
The first-ever one-volume, English collection of Maimonides' basic writings. Includes major selections from the Mishneh Torah, Maimonides' great code of law, The Guide of the Perplexed, one of the most influential philosophical works of any time, along with essays, treatises, commentaries, and correspondence.
A lively and comprehensive introduction to a central figure in the history of Western and Jewish thought, this book will provide a deeper understanding of Maimonides with translations of the original text.
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About the Author
Professor Isadore Twersky was a rabbi and the Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy at Harvard University. An internationally recognized authority on Rabbinic literature and Jewish philosophy, he was especially known as an expert in the writings and influence of the 12th-century Jewish philosopher Maimonides.
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