The Guide of the Perplexed, Vol. 1

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.

• | Author: Moses Maimonides
• | Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• | Publication Date: December 15, 1974
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0226502309
• | ISBN-13: 9780226502304