The Guide of the Perplexed, Volume 2 - Paperback

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Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780226502311

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by Moses Maimonides (Author), Shlomo Pines (Translator), Leo Strauss (Introduction by)

The most authoritative translation of this classic work of Jewish thought

This monument of rabbinical exegesis written at the end of the twelfth century has exerted an immense and continuing influence 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.

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The Guide is not a philosophical treatise. Rather, its aim is to liberate men from the tormenting perplexities arising from their understanding of the Bible according only to its literal meaning.

Number of Pages: 384

Dimensions: 1.12 x 11.26 x 7.14 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: December 15, 1974

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