Tag: Guide Of The Perplexed

In his 1967 essay, Professor Isadore Twersky challenged previous views on Maimonides by rejecting both Leo Strauss's idea that Maimonides was primarily a philosopher and Yeshayahu Leibowitz's belief that he was mainly a rabbi.
In this episode, Yehuda Halper from Bar-Ilan University discusses the writings of Maimonides.
The article discusses Maimonides' interpretation of the maaseh merkavah (Ezekiel, chapter 1), which has traditionally been considered the most esoteric part of Jewish teaching.
This article discusses Shelomo Dov Goitein's review of the 1963 University of Chicago edition of Maimonides' "Guide of the Perplexed."
Josef Stern provides a thoughtful response to Lawrence Kaplan's critique of his reading of Maimonides' "The Guide of the Perplexed," acknowledging that Maimonides' statements about God's pleasure and anger are not to be taken literally but hold deeper implications about the value of truth.