{"title":"Moses Maimonides","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-guide-for-the-perplexed-paperback","title":"The Guide for the Perplexed - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the full, unabridged text of one of the greatest philosophic works of all time. Written by a 12th- century thinker who was equally active as an original philosopher and as a Biblical and Talmudic scholar, it is both a classic of great historical importance and a work of living significance today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e was written for scholars who were bewildered by the conflict between religion and the scientific and philosophic thought of the day. It is concerned, basically, with finding a concord between the religion of the Old Testament and its commentaries, and Aristotelian philosophy. After analyzing the ideas of the Old Testament by means of \"homonyms,\" Maimonides examines other reconciliations of religion and philosophy (the Moslem rationalists) and then proposes his own resolution with contemporary Aristotelianism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guide for the Perplexed \u003c\/i\u003ewas at once recognized as a masterwork, and it strongly influenced Jewish, Christian, and Moslem thought of the Middle Ages. It is necessary reading for any full comprehension of the thought of such scholastics as Aquinas and Scotus, and indispensable for everyone interested in the Middle Ages, Judaism, medieval philosophy, or the larger problems which Maimonides discusses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the full, unabridged text of one of the greatest philosophic works of all time. Written by a 12th- century thinker who was equally active as an original philosopher and as a Biblical and Talmudic scholar, it is both a classic of great historical importance and a work of living significance today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e was written for scholars who were bewildered by the conflict between religion and the scientific and philosophic thought of the day. It is concerned, basically, with finding a concord between the religion of the Old Testament and its commentaries, and Aristotelian philosophy. After analyzing the ideas of the Old Testament by means of \"homonyms,\" Maimonides examines other reconciliations of religion and philosophy (the Moslem rationalists) and then proposes his own resolution with contemporary Aristotelianism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guide for the Perplexed \u003c\/i\u003ewas at once recognized as a masterwork, and it strongly influenced Jewish, Christian, and Moslem thought of the Middle Ages. It is necessary reading for any full comprehension of the thought of such scholastics as Aquinas and Scotus, and indispensable for everyone interested in the Middle Ages, Judaism, medieval philosophy, or the larger problems which Maimonides discusses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51365996822751,"sku":"9780486203515","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/jWA7BcYln79780486203515.webp?v=1789077222"},{"product_id":"the-guide-for-the-perplexed-paperback-1","title":"The Guide For The Perplexed - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is a saying that the history of Jewish doctrine runs from 'Moses to Moses'; the second of which is Moses Maimonides. The Guide for the Perplexed is his best known work. It was written as a letter to one of his students, to prepare him to understand the background of the Merkabah (the Chariot of Ezekiel) narrative. In it, Maimonides delves into the most difficult questions of theology and reality itself: Did the universe have a beginning? Will it end? What is the nature of evil?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367075479775,"sku":"9781463727819","price":10.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Mb9Sakce659781463727819.webp?v=1789102315"},{"product_id":"the-guide-of-the-perplexed-volume-2-paperback","title":"The Guide of the Perplexed, Volume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most authoritative translation of this classic work of Jewish thought\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This monument of rabbinical exegesis written at the end of the twelfth century has exerted an immense and continuing influence upon Jewish thought. Its aim is to liberate people from the tormenting perplexities arising from their understanding of the Bible according only to its literal meaning. This edition contains extensive introductions by Shlomo Pines and Leo Strauss, a leading authority on Maimonides.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Guide is not a philosophical treatise. Rather, its aim is to liberate men from the tormenting perplexities arising from their understanding of the Bible according only to its literal meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377329275103,"sku":"9780226502311","price":73.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nA_Ld-2K6r9780226502311.webp?v=1789232815"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/moses-maimonides.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}