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Rabbi Nachum Rabinovitch proposes that Sefer HaMada is structured around the 13 principles (there's even a 14th: Bechira). I am attaching the pages from the Yad Peshuta. On Monday, July 7, 2014 7:52 PM, "Scott Alexander scottmalexander@^$1 [maimonides

Perhaps the lesson this is an application of: ח כִּי לֹא מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵיכֶם, וְלֹא דַרְכֵיכֶם דְּרָכָי--נְאֻם, ה. ט כִּי-גָבְהוּ שָׁמַיִם, מֵאָרֶץ

Happy to help! On Dec 15, 2013, at 6:49 AM, Scott Alexander < scottmalexander@^$1 > wrote: Good catch Mr. Rapoport! I did not know that he was called Leon de Bagnols. I see in that JE article that Ralbag also earned the sobriquet Leo Hebraeus from the

Levi ben Gershon was also known as Leon de Bagnols (see http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/9813-levi-ben-gershon). I place my bets on Ralbag. On Saturday, December 14, 2013 9:51 PM, Scott Alexander wrote: Maistro Leon? On page 112B of the standard

Just thought I'd let you know. You can view the entire Friedlander edition (the old good one) on Google books. http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC28283239&id=5PcLAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PR9&lpg=RA1-PR9&dq=maimonides+guide&as_brr=1#PPP18,M1 L'nafsh'cha yin'am

Your definition of eternity is where the problem lies. --Yehuda > > After all, eternity simply states that there is no > time at which the > > universe doesn't > > exist but time is only an accident of matter, of > which the universe > > is composed

May I add to this list Rabbi Twersky's excellent, though lengthy "Introduction to the Code of Maimonides" ISBN: 0300023197. It has some translations of a number of the Rambam's letters which help shed light on the master plan of the Mishne Torah. --Yehuda

Thank you for the comment Kalev, that's alot to think about. --Yehuda --- Icastes wrote: > Scott Alexander writes: > > [snip] > > > Here is a point I only recently understood, which > the > > classicists on the list should consider elementary

Well, put Usher. I think from the Ralbag and Rambam one can see that the absence of sacrifice does not creat a discontinuity in the Jewish "religion". It is also clear how (although similiar when viewed superficially) the Korbanot (Sacrifice) of Judaism is

Just to add to your excellent point, Usher. The Rambam too makes it understandable how prayer and repentance take the place of sacrifice in the Yad and the Moreh. I decided to end my half of the discussion because I think the Rambam and the other Ba'alei