{"product_id":"maimonides-on-the-book-of-alec-goldstein-9781947857339","title":"Maimonides on the Book of Exodus: Rambam on Sefer Shemoth","description":"\u003cp\u003eRabbi Moses son of Maimon, known in Hebrew as Rambam and English as Maimonides (1135-1204), is one of the great luminaries of Judaism whose contributions can hardly be overstated. Though he never authored a linear commentary, he freely quotes biblical verses throughout all of his writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaimonides on the Book of Exodus \u003c\/em\u003eis the culmination of an exhaustive endeavor to identify where Maimonides quotes or alludes to a biblical passage. This work arranges those comments in the order that the verses appear in the Torah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work also draws on the great critics and defenders of Maimonides, and those debates are examined in depth. Some questions that are explored include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre Jews commanded to believe in God?\u003cbr\u003e How is Pharaoh's loss of free will justified?\u003cbr\u003e What is the meaning of the cryptic phrase \"I am that I am\"?\u003cbr\u003e What does it mean that God tests the Jewish people?\u003cbr\u003e What is the purpose of the Passover offering?\u003cbr\u003e What is the purpose of the tabernacle?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn these and many other questions, the answers of Maimonides are explored side-by-side with Rashi, Ra'avad, Nahmanides (Ramban), Kuzari, Sforno, and countless others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alec Goldstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947857339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947857339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodesh Press L.L.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d","brand":"Alec Goldstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598633332991,"sku":"9781947857339","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b8045a2-5145-49bd-aa4a-b231694eee87.jpg?v=1702383591","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maimonides-on-the-book-of-alec-goldstein-9781947857339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}