New Book: The Legacy of Maimonides

New from Yashar Books:

The Legacy of Maimonides: Religion, Reason and Community
edited by Yamin Levy and Shalom Carmy

Rabbi Moses Maimonides (1135-1204), known as Rambam, is widely known as a profound philosopher and authoritative legal scholar. However, Rambam’s contributions are not merely remnants of medieval scholarship but a vibrant legacy that gives compelling guidance in modern man’s spiritual search. In The Legacy of Maimonides, leading scholars present surveys of Rambam’s thinking and his impact on Judaism, and apply Rambam’s approach to various issues of critical contemporary importance. Community, tradition, self-perfection, Bible interpretation, messiah and dogma are among the timely subjects covered in this important work.

Table of Contents

Some Reflections on the Historical Image of Maimonides: An Essay on    His Unique Place in History Maimonides on the Love of God Interpreting Maimonides The Sovereignty of Dogma: Rambam and/or the Mishnah Some Ironic Consequences of Maimonides’ Rationalist Approach    to the Messianic Age Maimonides: A Man for All Ages Israel, the Noahide Laws and Maimonides: Jewish-Gentile Legal Relations    in Maimonidean Thought Four Parables about Peshat as Parable Maimonides on Creating an Inclusive Community Rambam’s Continued Impact on Underlying Issues in Tanakh Study Parent-Child Relationships and Ta’amei ha-Mizvot in Rambam Rambam: A Man of Letters Oral Law as Institution in Maimonides Worship, Corporeality, and Human Perfection: A Reading of Guide of the    Perplexed, III:51-54

Isadore Twersky Norman Lamm Arthur Hyman Shalom Carmy David Berger Norman Frimer Dov Frimer Roslyn Weiss Yamin Levy Hayyim Angel Elimelekh Polinsky Moshe Sokolow Gerald Blidstein David Shatz

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