Crafting the 613 Commandments : Maimonides on the Enumeration, Classification, and Formulation of the Scriptural Commandments
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1618111671
ISBN-13
9781618111678
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Imprint
Academic Studies Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 27th, 2014
Print length
400 Pages
Weight
754 grams
Dimensions
24.90 x 15.60 x 2.70 cms
Product Classification:
Judaism: life & practiceJewish studies
Ksh 17,800.00
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This book explores Maimonides’ rationale for crafting the tradition of the Mishneh Torah and the surprising way he put it to use. It examines many of the philosophical and ethical ideas animating the composition of such a list and discusses the manner by which Maimonides formulated positive commandments in the Mishneh Torah, suggesting new dimensions in Maimonides' legal theory.
Rabbinic tradition has it that 613 commandments were given to Moses on Mount Sinai, but it does not specify those included in the enumeration. Maimonides methodically and artfully crafts a list of 613 commandments in a work that serves as a prolegemenon to the Mishneh Torah, his monumental code of law. This book explores the surprising way Maimonides put this tradition to use and his possible rationale for using such a tradition. It also explores many of the philosophical and ethical ideas animating the composition of such a list. In the book''s second half, Friedberg examines the manner by which Maimonides formulated positive commandments in the Mishneh Torah, leading him to suggest new dimensions in Maimonides'' legal theory.
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