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02185aam a2200361 i 4500 001 FD4CC83CEA4011EDA3E935F65AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230504010033 008 220817t20232023ctuab b 001 0beng d 010 $a 2022937726 020 $a 9780300217896 (hardcover) 020 $a 0300217897 035 $a (OCoLC)1341203029 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d AZH $d UKMGB $d YUS $d OCLCF $d TFW $d JNE $d UOK $d SILO 050 4 $a BM755.M6 $b M34 2023 082 04 $a 296.092 $2 23/eng/20230309 100 1 $a Manguel, Alberto, $e author. 245 10 $a Maimonides : $b faith in reason / $c Alberto Manguel. 260 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c [2023] 300 $a xvi, 230 pages : $b illustrations (black and white), maps ; $c 22 cm. 490 0 $a Jewish lives 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "As a scholar of Jewish law, a physician, and a philosopher, Maimonides was a singular figure. His work in extracting all the commanding precepts of Jewish law from the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud, interpreting and commenting on them, and translating them into terms that would allow students to lead sound Jewish lives became the model for translating God's word into a language comprehensible by all. His work in medicine--which brought him such fame that he became Saladin's personal physician--was driven almost entirely by reason and observation. In this biography, Alberto Manguel examines the question of Maimonides' universal appeal--he was celebrated by Jews, Arabs, and Christians alike. In our time, when the need for rationality and recognition of the truth is more vital than ever, Maimonides can help us find strategies to survive with dignity in an uncertain world." --Provided by Publisher. 600 10 $a Maimonides, Moses. 650 0 $a Physicians $v Biography. 650 0 $a Philosophers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Jewish scholars $v Biography. 650 0 $a Rabbis $z Egypt $v Biography. 650 0 $a Jewish philosophers $z Egypt $v Biography. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230504010257.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FD4CC83CEA4011EDA3E935F65AECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search