The Guide of the Perplexed, Volume 2

By Maimonides

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226502317
• ISBN13: 9780226502311
• Release Date: December 1974
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 11.3"