by Moses Maimonides (Author), Maimonides (Author), Moses Maimonides (Author), Shlomo Pines (Translator)
This monument of rabbinical exegesis written at the end of the twelfth century has exerted an immense and continuing influednce 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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Published: 01 Dec 1974
ISBN 10: 0226502309
ISBN 13: 9780226502304