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1	Guide for the Perplexed more books like this by Moses Maimonides add to wishlist The great medieval sage Moses Maimonides draws on the revelations in Jewish scripture and the rationality of Aristotle's writings as he addresses one of his former students, whose initial forays into philosophy had left him "perplexed" and who needs further guidance. Originally written in Arabic in three books, this treatise consists of a large ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.02! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Works of Philo: Complete and Unabridged more books like this by C D Yonge (Translator), David M Scholer (Foreword by), Philo add to wishlist The best and most complete one volume edition of the writings of Philo Judaeus, a contemporary of Josephus. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $14.78! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Guide of the Perplexed, Volume 1 more books like this by Moses Maimonides, Shlomo Pines (Translator), Leo Strauss (Introduction by) add to wishlist This monument of rabbinical exegesis written at the end of the twelfth century has exerted an immense and continuing influednce 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 ... see all copies from $19.62! new only from $19.62!
4	The Star of Redemption more books like this by Franz Rosenzweig add to wishlist The Star of Redemption is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding religion and philosophy. Fusing philosophy and theology, the book assigns both Judaism and Christianity distinct but equally important roles in the spiritual structure of the world and finds in both biblical religions approaches to a comprehension of reality. The ... see all copies from $10.45! new only from $19.71! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Persecution & the Art of Writing more books like this by Leo Strauss add to wishlist The essays collected in "Persecution and the Art of Writing" all deal with one problem--the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets forth the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by disguising their most controversial and heterodox ideas. see all copies from $16.37! new only from $16.37! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity Through the Seventeenth Century more books like this by Steven M Nadler, T M Rudavsky (Editor) add to wishlist The first volume in this comprehensive work is an exploration of the history of Jewish philosophy from its beginnings in antiquity to the early modern period, with a particular emphasis on medieval Jewish thought. Unlike most histories, encyclopedias, guides, or companions of Jewish philosophy, this volume is organized by philosophical topic ... see all copies from $99.00! new only from $99.00! \| SVS
7	Religion of Reason: Out of the Sources of Judaism more books like this by Hermann Cohen add to wishlist Hermann Cohen's Religion of Reason, Out of the Sources of Judaism (first published in 1919) is widely taken to be the greatest work in Jewish philosophy and religious thought since Maimonides' Guide to the Perplexed. It is at once a Jewish book and a philosophical one: Jewish because it takes its material from the literary tradition that extends ... see all copies from $43.00! new only from $61.73! \| SVS
8	A History of Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages more books like this by Colette Sirat add to wishlist Jewish medieval philosophy has formed the subject of much research over the past thirty years since the appearance of Gutmann's Philosophies of Judaism, resulting in greater understanding and a new need for summation. This important work, now available in paperback, aims to supply that need, and devotes ample discussion to the major figures of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Spinoza, Liberalism, and the Question of Jewish Identity more books like this by Steven B Smith add to wishlist Focusing on Spinoza's "Theologico-Political Treatise", this text argues that Spinoza was the first thinker of note to make the civil status of Jews and Judaism an essential element of modern political thought and declares his work a classic defense of religious toleration and intellectual freedom. see all copies from $13.00! new only from $20.24! \| first editions
10	Commandments and Concerns more books like this by Michael Rosenak add to wishlist This books deals with the problem of religion in contemporary Jewish education. see all copies from $2.73! new only from $52.57! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Choices in Modern Jewish Thought: A Partisan Guide more books like this by Eugene B. Borowitz add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.94! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Jewish Philos & Crisis Modernity: Essays and Lectures in Modern Jewish Thought more books like this by Leo Strauss, Kenneth Hart Green (Editor) add to wishlist This is the first book to bring together the major essays and lectures of Leo Strauss in the field of modern Jewish thought. It contains some of his most famous published writings, as well as significant writings which were previously unpublished. Spanning almost 30 years of continuously deepening reflection, the book presents the full range of ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $28.95! \| SVS
13 view cover	Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers more books like this by Daniel C Cohn-Sherbok add to wishlist This panoramic survey provides a first point of entry into the fascinating richness and complexity of the Jewish philosophical, theological and Kabbalistic tradition. Beginning in the first century with the Hellenistic philosopher Philo, Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers traces the major intellectual events of the last two thousand years, including the ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $19.00! \| SVS
14	Post-Holocaust Dialogues: Critical Studies in Modern Jewish Thought more books like this by Steven T Katz add to wishlist Charging that may widely held opinions found in the body of modern Jewish philosophy are inadequate if not false, Katz attempts a reconstruction of these beliefs into a more compelling and tightly composed account of Jewish thought. The book addresses a number of particularly significant topics relating Jewry, with essyas on Martin Buber, Eliezer ... see all copies from $6.95!
15 view cover	God's Presence in History more books like this by Emil L Fackenheim add to wishlist Noted post-Holocaust philosopher Emil L. Fackenheim asks the question, "How can there be 'supernatural' incursions into 'natural' history?" In attempting to reconcile a perception of God as imminent in human affairs with the the horror of the Holocaust, this work addresses the destiny of the Jewish faith is the modern world. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16 view cover	History of Jewish Philosophy more books like this by Daniel H Frank (Editor), Oliver Leaman (Editor) add to wishlist Jewish philosophy is often presented as an addendum to Jewish religion rather than as a rich and varied tradition in its own right, but the History of Jewish Philosophy explores the entire scope and variety of Jewish philosophy from philosophical interpretations of the Bible right up to contemporary Jewish feminist and postmodernist thought. The ... see all copies from $78.04! new only from $78.04!
17 view cover	Judaism as Philosophy: The Method and Message of the Mishnah more books like this by Jacob Neusner add to wishlist The Mishnah is the first canonical writing of Judaism after the Hebrew scriptures of ancient Israel (the Old Testament) and the foundation of the two Talmuds and of all Judaism thereafter. According to Jacob Neusner, the key to understanding the Mishnah is to read it as philosophy, in accord with the generally accepted understanding of philosophy ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $3.58! \| first editions
18 view cover	Glimpsing the Face of God: The Search for Meaning in the Universe more books like this by Alister E McGrath add to wishlist Humankind has always been fascinated by the glories of the universe, whether in its microscopic detail or its vast extent. From time immemorial this has posed questions about origins, purpose and design. This work takes as its starting point the observable order of the universe and the ways in which the natural sciences point to a discoverable God ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $5.56! \| first editions
19 view cover	Franz Rosenzweig: His Life and Thought more books like this by Franz Rosenzweig add to wishlist Nahum Glatzer has brought both the life and the thought together in this marvellous collection -- there is no better introduction to this seminal Jewish thinker. see all copies from $5.98! new only from $20.34!
20	From Ancient Israel to Modern Judaism: Intellect in Quest of Understanding, Volume I: Intellect in Quest of Understanding, Volume I more books like this by Ernest S Frerichs, Marvin Fox add to wishlist 82.95 see all copies from $13.19! new only from $22.00! \| first editions
21	Way of Response more books like this by Martin Buber, Nahum N Glatzer (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Judaic Tradition more books like this by Nahum N Glatzer (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.94! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Dilemmas in Modern Jewish Thought more books like this by Michael L Morgan add to wishlist "Michael Morgan has served up an intellectual treat. These subtle and carefully reasoned essays explore the dilemmas of the post-modern Jew who would take history seriously without losing the commanding presence Israel heard at Sinai. Morgan's articulation of Jewish religious imperatives in a post- Holocaust world is clearly indebted to but goes ... see all copies from $14.50! new only from $48.50! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Tzedakah: Can Jewish Philanthropy Buy Jewish Survival? more books like this by Professor Jacob Neusner, PH.D. add to wishlist 49.95 see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.80!
25 view cover	Emil L. Fackenheim: A Jewish Philosopher's Response to the Holocaust more books like this by David Patterson add to wishlist Emil Fackenheim was the last in a long line of Jewish philosophers to emerge from Germany, the modern center of Western philosophy, following Moses Mendelssohn, Leo Baeck, and Martin Buber. In this revealing book, David Patterson explores Fackenheim's rigorous pursuit of a philosophical response to the tragedy of the Holocaust. Fackenheim's ... see all copies from $13.09! new only from $14.82! \| signed copies \| SVS

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	The Guide of the Perplexed, Volume 2 by Moses Maimonides, Leo Strauss (Illustrator), Shlomo Pines (Translator) see all from $6.69! new only from $20.57!
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	Ethical Writings of Maimonides by Moses Maimonides, Charles E Butterworth (Photographer) see all from $1.99! new only from $5.95!
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