microform, 174 pages
Hebrew language
Published 1553 by Ḳorneliyo Adel Ḳind.
nitsaṿ perusho be-ʻadat El be-ḳerev Elohim elu ha-dayanin she-danu ṿe-amru devaraṿ u-firshu et ha-satum h.h., perush Shem Ṭov u-ferush Efodi ... ṿe-hosafnu ba-zeh ʻal hadpasat ha-rishonim perush Haladi N. Ḳresḳas mah rav ṭuvo ṿeha-ḥuṭ ha-meshulash lo bi-meherah yinateḳ, gam kaṿanat kol pereḳ mi-pirḳe ha-moreh ʻal daʻat he-ḥakham ha-ḥarizi, gam perush milot zarot le-ibn Tibon be-shinui devarim min ha-rishonim ... .
Moses Maimonides: Moreh Nevukhim (Hebrew language, 1553, Ḳorneliyo Adel Ḳind)
microform, 174 pages
Hebrew language
Published 1553 by Ḳorneliyo Adel Ḳind.
The Guide for the Perplexed (Hebrew:מורה נבוכים, translit. Moreh Nevukhim, Arabic: dalālatul ḥā’irīn דלאל̈ה אלחאירין دلالة الحائرين) is one of the major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or "the Rambam". It was written in the 12th century in the form of a three-volume letter to his student, Rabbi Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta, the son of Rabbi Judah, and is the main source of the Rambam's philosophical views, as opposed to his opinions on Jewish law.
Since many of the philosophical concepts, such as his view of theodicy and the relationship between philosophy and religion, are relevant beyond strictly Jewish theology, it has been the work most commonly associated with Maimonides in the non-Jewish world and it is known to have influenced several major non-Jewish philosophers. Following its publication, "almost every philosophic work for the remainder of the Middle Ages cited, commented on, or criticized …
The Guide for the Perplexed (Hebrew:מורה נבוכים, translit. Moreh Nevukhim, Arabic: dalālatul ḥā’irīn דלאל̈ה אלחאירין دلالة الحائرين) is one of the major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or "the Rambam". It was written in the 12th century in the form of a three-volume letter to his student, Rabbi Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta, the son of Rabbi Judah, and is the main source of the Rambam's philosophical views, as opposed to his opinions on Jewish law.
Since many of the philosophical concepts, such as his view of theodicy and the relationship between philosophy and religion, are relevant beyond strictly Jewish theology, it has been the work most commonly associated with Maimonides in the non-Jewish world and it is known to have influenced several major non-Jewish philosophers. Following its publication, "almost every philosophic work for the remainder of the Middle Ages cited, commented on, or criticized Maimonides' views." Within Judaism, the Guide became widely popular, with many Jewish communities requesting copies of the manuscript, but also quite controversial, with some communities limiting its study or banning it altogether. From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guide_for_the_Perplexed