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Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters

Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters

by Marc B. Shapiro
Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters

Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters

by Marc B. Shapiro

Overview

More than 800 years after his death, the figure of Moses Maimonides—rabbi, philosopher, doctor, and communal leader—continues to fascinate. Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters unites the traditional rabbinic approach and the modern academic perspective to forge a new understanding of this iconic teacher. 

This groundbreaking work by Marc B. Shapiro, which includes an essay on Maimonides’ approach to superstition in rabbinic literature and features three previously unpublished letters by Rabbi Joseph Kafih, will be essential reading for scholars and students of Jewish studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781589661653
Publisher: University of Scranton Press
Publication date: 07/15/2008
Edition description: Bilingual
Pages: 200
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Marc B. Shapiro holds the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton.
 
 
 

Table of Contents


Preface     ix
Abbreviations     xv
Principles of Interpretation in Maimonidean Halakhah: Traditional and Academic Perspectives     1
To Err Is Human     11
Old Questions, Modern Answers     55
Maimonidean Scholarship: Some Methodological Issues     68
Maimonides and Kabbalah     85
Maimonidean Halakhah and Superstition     95
A Note on Maimonides and Muhammad     151
Bibliography     153
Index of Maimonidean Passages     163
Contents: Hebrew Section
Nahman Isaac Fischmann's letter to Samuel David Luzzatto     1
Letters from Rabbi Joseph Kafih     25
Selections from the writings of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg     29
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