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Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, the most important halakhic authority since the close of the Talmud and the greatest Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages, was seen by his own generation and those that followed as the "Moses of his generation": a redemptive figure who transformed Jewish law and Jewish religious consciousness.
This book centers on Maimonides' three great works: the Commentary on the Mishnah, the Mishneh Torah, his monumental legal code, and the Guide of the Perplexed, the most important and enigmatic book in the history of Jewish philosophy. It first traces his life, personality and self-understanding, then analyzes his halakhic work, his philosophical positions, and the complex relationship between law and philosophy in his thought. Part of the series "Great Spirits and Creators of the Jewish People," written by leading scholars for a general readership. The book later appeared in English as "Maimonides: Life and Thought" (Princeton University Press, 2014).
This is the Hebrew edition.