TY - BOOK AU - Goodman,Micah TI - Maimonides and the book that changed Judaism: secrets of the Guide for the Perplexed SN - 9780827611979 AV - BM545 .M356 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Philadelphia PB - The Jewish Publication Society KW - Maimonides, Moses, KW - Jewish philosophy KW - Philosophy, Medieval KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Part I. God. 1. The God of Maimonides --; 2. Prophecy --; 3. Providence --; 4. Redemption --; 5. From negative theology to empowering humanity --; Conclusion: The new religious hero --; Part II. Torah. 6. Is the Torah divine? --; 7. Reasons for the commandments --; 8. Man and the Torah --; 9. The universality of the Torah --; Conclusion: Rising to the level of understanding --; Part III. Perplexity. 10. Contradictions --; 11. The creation of the world --; 12. Perplexity and God --; 13. The role of doubt --; 14. Halakhah and dogmatism --; 15. The crisis of reason --; 16. The crisis of tradition --; 17. From perplexity to mysticism and politics --; 18. Therapeutic perplexity --; Conclusion: The purpose of life; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=964638&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -