Maimonides' Doctrine of Creation

Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed is among the most influential works ever written in religious philosophy. It occupies a unique place in Jewish religious thought. While the majority of subsequent Jewish thinkers have criticized what they understood of Maimonides' text, they have often fe...

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Main Author: Samuelson, Norbert M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1991
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 1991, Volume: 84, Issue: 3, Pages: 249-271
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Summary:Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed is among the most influential works ever written in religious philosophy. It occupies a unique place in Jewish religious thought. While the majority of subsequent Jewish thinkers have criticized what they understood of Maimonides' text, they have often felt obligated to struggle with his contentions. This obligation constitutes the highest expression of respect in Jewish philosophy.
ISSN:1475-4517
Contains:Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0017816000024019