Maimonides: Maimonides: Reason Above All (Hardcover)

from ShanLizLuv

To be honest, I was a bit intimidated when this one came in the mail. For one thing, I knew very little about Maimonides when I started and for another, I have a family member who does. The way this book it set up, though, is perfect for a newbie. The chapters are laid out almost in textbook fash...

from remonkey

Rabbi Drazin's newest book on Maimonides' life and thoughts is a welcome resource to an English-speaking student.I am not a scholar, so I can only review the writing style and readability, not accuracy or bias. His writing is very clear and concise and the short, focused chapters aid the reader t...

from LazerA

Maimonides was one of the greatest rabbinic figures in history. He made a profound and permanent impact upon the Jewish world, and his influence spread well beyond the borders of the Jewish community. He was universally recognized as a great scholar of the Bible and Talmud, and his works have bec...

from antiquary

This book is written about an important Jewish philospher by a modern Jewish scholar who is very familiar not only with Maimonides but with the whole Jewish tradition. However, its aggressively rationalist attitude makes it uncomfortable reading. Personally, I am not a rigid scriptural literalist...

from Melkor81205

As someone with very little knowledge of Maimonides as well as Jewish Philosophy all of this information is new to me. I expected to be a bit overwhelmed but the author presents the information in an essay style manner which is easy to follow. The style of the book itself is a bit odd, it as if y...