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OverviewMoses Maimonides-a proud heir to the Andalusian tradition of Aristotelian philosophy-crafted a bold and original philosophical interpretation of Torah and Judaism. His son Abraham Maimonides is a fascinating maverick whose Torah commentary mediates between the philosophical interpretations of his father, the contextual approach of Biblical exegetes such as Saadya, and the Sufi-flavored illuminative mysticism of his Egyptian Pietist circle. This pioneering study explores the intersecting approaches of Moses and Abraham Maimonides to the spark of divine illumination and revelation of the divine name Ehyeh asher Ehyeh, ""I am that I am / I will be who I will be."" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Diana LobelPublisher: Academic Studies Press Imprint: Academic Studies Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.021kg ISBN: 9781644695371ISBN 10: 1644695375 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 07 July 2022 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One. Maimonides and Abraham Maimonides on Created Light, Created Word, and the Evant at Mount Sinai 1. Abraham Maimonides on Created Light in the Cleft of the Rock: Exodus 33:22 2. Maimonides on Created Light: An Esoteric Interpretation 3. Abraham and Moses Maimonides on Cloud and Glory: Exodus 16:9–10/Guide III:9 4. Abraham Maimonides on Created Light in the Preparation for the Sinai Event 5. Maimonides on the Theophany at Mount Sinai 6. Abraham Maimonides on the Created Word at Mount Sinai: Between Maimonides and R. Abraham he-Ḥasid 7. Abraham and Moses Maimonides on Created Light in the Vision of the Nobles Part Two. Ehyeh asher Ehyeh and the Tetragrammaton: Between Eternity and Necessary Existence 8. Introduction: Ehyeh asher Ehyeh and the Tetragrammaton 9. Rabbinic Interpretations of Ehyeh asher Ehyeh 10. The Interpretation of Saadya Gaon 11. Saadya’s Long Commentary to Exodus 3:13–15 12. Abraham Maimonides on Saadya Gaon 13. The Interpretation of Maimonides 14. Abraham on Eternity and Relationship ConclusionReviews“…Moses and Abraham Maimonides: Encountering the Divine, offers us a far more nuanced comparison of Abraham and Moses Maimonides than we have previously seen. Lobel presents a valuable portrait of the interplay between Maimonides’s philosophy and his inner religious life and spiritual practices. …Lobel’s book provides an excellent comparison between the thought of Moses and Abraham Maimonides. Her contributions to the scholarship, though subtle and nuanced, are certainly important. It is definitely a worthwhile read for anyone interested in Moses or Abraham Maimonides. …She identifies nuanced differences and puts to rest facile oversimplifications. It is the start of the study, though, not the end. There remain important questions that, as Pines wrote, ‘“need further investigation.’”” — David Fried, The Lehrhaus Author InformationDiana Lobel is Associate Professor of Religion at Boston University. She is the author of Between Mysticism and Philosophy: Sufi Language of Religious Experience in Judah Halevi's Kuzari (2000), A Sufi-Jewish Dialogue: Philosophy and Mysticism in Bahya Ibn Paquda'sDuties of the Heart (2007), The Quest for God and the Good (2011), and Philosophies of Happiness (2017). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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