Crafting the 613 Commandments: Maimonides on the Enumeration, Classification, and Formulation of the Spiritual Commandments - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Academic Studies PressISBN-13:9781618113870ISBN-10:1618113879UPC:9781618113870Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Judaism, PhilosophyBook Topic:Sacred Writings, TalmudSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.82 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCSRMG3NW4
Crafting the 613 Commandments: Maimonides on the Enumeration, Classification, and Formulation of the Spiritual Commandments
Rabbinic tradition has it that 613 commandments were given to Moses on Mount Sinai, but it does not specify those included in the enumeration. Maimonides methodically and artfully crafts a list of 613 commandments in a work that serves as a prolegemenon to the Mishneh Torah, his monumental code of law. This book explores the surprising way Maimonides put this tradition to use and his possible...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Academic Studies PressISBN-13:9781618113870ISBN-10:1618113879UPC:9781618113870Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Judaism, PhilosophyBook Topic:Sacred Writings, TalmudSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.82 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCSRMG3NW4
Albert D. Friedberg (PhD University of Toronto) is a scholar of medieval Jewish literature and philosophy and early rabbinic literature. His published articles include "A New Clue in the Dating of the Composition of the Book of Esther," and "Maimonides' Reinterpretation of the Thirteenth Article of Faith: Another Look at his Essay on Resurrection."
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