| Crafting the 613 Commandments: Maimonides on the Enumeration, Classification, and Formulation of the Spiritual Commandments Contributor(s): Friedberg, Albert D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1618111671 ISBN-13: 9781618111678 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Talmud - Religion | Philosophy - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 296.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.62 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |