Maimonities Flashcards
Other names for may monidies
Ram bam
Where was he born
born in cordoba 1135
What did he study and with who
At an early age, he showed an interest in science and the Torah and studied the Torah/Judaism with his father.
His family settled in
fez morroco
What time did Maimonities write the commentary on the Mishneh
1166-1168
what did he write that intrests us
His writings in Judaism and philosophy intrest us most
What did he write (14)
His Mishneh Torah a fourteen-volume codification of Jewish law and ethics
What definitions did he struggle with
Definition of god, of good and evil and because of the impossibility of personally knowing god. he chose negatively
What did he examine
Aristotle in the context of Jewish philosophy
Backlash he faced
it was no surprise especially with his ideas concerning the necessary agreement of reason with revelation
