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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	A Time to Every Purpose: Letters to a Young Jew more books like this by Jonathan D Sarna add to wishlist At the turn of the twenty-first century, the central question confronting Jewish leaders in America is simple: Why be Jewish?Jonathan D. Sarna, acclaimed scholar of American Judaism, believes that Why be Jewish? is the wrong question. Judaism, he believes, is not so much a why as a way-a way of life, a way of marking time, a way of relating to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew more books like this by Dr. Neil Gillman add to wishlist For those seeking answers to the most difficult questions about religion today: How do we know there is a God?How could God allow the Holocaust to happen?Why do we need ritual? Rabbi Neil Gillman will help you question what you believe. He will also make you angry. Most of all, he will leave you grateful for the questions, for the anger, and his ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $16.36! \| first editions \| SVS
4	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 $19.29! new only from $19.62!
5	Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek more books like this by Thorleif Boman add to wishlist "Builds on the premise that language and thought are inevitably and inextricably bound up with each other. . . . A classic study of the differences between Greek and Hebrew thought."-John E. Rexrine, Colgate University see all copies from $7.92! new only from $9.37! \| first editions \| SVS
6	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 $10.44! new only from $19.71! \| first editions \| SVS
7	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
8	History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy more books like this by Isaac Husik add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MEDIEVAL JEWISH PHILOSOPHY CHAPTER I ISAAC ISRAELI We know next to nothing about the condition of the Jews in Mohammedan Egypt in the ninth and tenth centuries. But ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions
9	Maimonides: A Guide for Today's Perplexed more books like this by Kenneth Seeskin add to wishlist see all copies from $11.34! new only from $20.34! \| first editions \| SVS
10	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
11 view cover	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
12 view cover	The Jewish Philosophy Reader more books like this by Oliver Leaman (Editor), Charles Harry Manekin (Editor), Daniel H Frank (Editor) add to wishlist The Jewish Philosophy Reader is the first comprehensive anthology of classic writings on Jewish philosophy from the Bible to the present. Complementing the History of Jewish Philosophy (Routledge, 1997), the Reader is divided into four parts: Foundations and First Principles Medieval and Renaissance Jewish Philosophy Modern Jewish Thought ... see all copies from $37.46! new only from $37.46! \| SVS
13 view cover	Judaism and the Doctrine of Creation more books like this by Norbert M Samuelson add to wishlist The topic of this book is 'creation'. It breaks down into discussions of two distinct, but interrelated, questions: what does the universe look like, and what is its origin? The opinions about creation considered by Norbert Samuelson come from the Hebrew scriptures, Greek philosophy, Jewish philosophy and contemporary physics. His perspective is ... see all copies from $45.43! new only from $45.43! \| SVS
14 view cover	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 $2.71! new only from $52.57! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Worship of the Heart: A Study of Maimonides' Philosophy of Religion more books like this by Ehud Benor add to wishlist see all copies from $6.66! new only from $10.00!
16 view cover	Love Your Neighbor and Yourself: A Jewish Approach to Modern Personal Ethics more books like this by Elliot N Dorff, Rabbi add to wishlist In this, his third book on modern ethics, Elliot Dorff focuses on personal ethics, Judaism's distinctive way of understanding human nature, our role in life, and what we should strive to be, both as individuals and as members of a community. Dorff presents dilemmas and challenges confronting the individual in relation to others. He addresses ... see all copies from $6.17! new only from $18.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	On Justice: An Essay in Jewish Philosophy more books like this by Lenn Evan Goodman add to wishlist What is fair? How and when can punishment be legitimate? Is there recompense for human suffering? How can we understand ideas about immortality or an afterlife in the context of critical thinking on the human condition? In this book L.E. Goodman presents a general theory of justice that makes systematic use of the Jewish sources and brings them ... see all copies from $24.00! new only from $34.44! \| first editions
18 view cover	Fence and the Neighbor the: Emmanuel Levinas, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, and Israel Among the Nations more books like this by Adam Zachary Newton add to wishlist see all copies from $16.00! new only from $18.23!
19 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
20 view cover	Leo Strauss: Early Writings (1921-32): The Early Writings (1921-1932) more books like this by Leo Strauss add to wishlist see all copies from $21.95! new only from $21.95!
21 view cover	Medieval Jewish Philosophical Writings more books like this by Charles Harry Manekin (Editor) add to wishlist Medieval Jewish intellectuals living in Muslim and Christian lands were strongly concerned to recover what they regarded as a 'lost' Jewish philosophical tradition. As part of this project they transmitted and produced many philosophical and scientific works and commentaries, as well as philosophical commentary on scripture, in Judaeo-Arabic and ... see all copies from $3.83! new only from $3.83! \| SVS
22 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 $20.09! \| SVS
23	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 $6.94!
24 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
25 view cover	Jewish Messianism and the History of Philosophy more books like this by Martin Kavka add to wishlist Jewish Messianism and the History of Philosophy contests the ancient opposition between Athens and Jerusalem by retrieving the concept of meontology - the doctrine of nonbeing - from the Jewish philosophical and theological tradition. For Emmanuel Levinas, as well as for Franz Rosenzweig, Hermann Cohen and Moses Maimonides, the Greek concept of ... see all copies from $7.31! new only from $7.31! \| first editions \| 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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