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Crafting the 613 Commandments
Albert D. Friedberg
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Description for Crafting the 613 Commandments
Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 754.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781618111678
SKU
V9781618111678
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99-15
About Albert D. Friedberg
Alfred Friedberg (PhD University of Toronto) is a scholar of medieval Jewish literature and philosophy and early rabbinic literature. His published articles include "A New Clue in the Dating of the Composition of the Book of Esther," and "Maimonides' Reinterpretation of the Thirteenth Article of Faith: Another Look at his Essay on Resurrection".
Reviews for Crafting the 613 Commandments
“Crafting the 613 Commandments is an extraordinary and seminal work that is a critically important and highly recommended contribution to academic library Judaic Studies reference collection and supplemental reading lists.”
The Midwest Book Review 2014) “With citation index, extensive bibliography, and informative notes, this book is an invaluable discussion of the objectives and motivations behind Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah. It ... Read more
The Midwest Book Review 2014) “With citation index, extensive bibliography, and informative notes, this book is an invaluable discussion of the objectives and motivations behind Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah. It ... Read more