November 1965
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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January 1963
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This monument of rabbinical exegesis written at the end of the twelfth century has exerted an immense and continuing influence 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 Shlomo Pines and Leo Strauss, a leading authority on Maimonides.
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This monument of rabbinical exegesis written at the end of the twelfth century has exerted an immense and continuing influence 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 Shlomo Pines and Leo Strauss, a leading authority on Maimonides.
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... In the Islamic context, "wasat" (the Arabic word for "best," "middle," "centered," or "balanced") refers to a "middle way" or "moderation," avoiding extremes and experiencing things moderately [101]. Jewish philosopher Maimonides, influenced by Islamic and Aristotelian thought, upheld moderation as an ideal within Judaism [102]. ...
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November 1965
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
... One is tempted to let it go and pass indulgently and in silence over this entanglement into whitewashing apologetics. But Maimonides in his Guide of the Perplexed2 holds the opinion that it is better to bring no proof at all in favor of the Torah than to bring a poor proof, because a poor proof brings the whole system under suspicion; no proof does not. So as a Jew deeply committed to Halakhic Judaism and as practicing geneticist, I cannot refrain from offering some reflections in order to rectify the false picture presented on both subjects, Darwinian evolution and the Jewish perspective. ...
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