What happens when the Torah you love and the philosophy you study seem to tell different truths?

Moses Maimonides writes to Joseph, a gifted student caught between devotion to the Torah and Greek and Arabic philosophy. This long letter becomes an inquiry into God, scripture and reason. Rather than simply telling Joseph what to do, Maimonides asks how words and ideas shape what he believes.

Across three parts, The Guide for the Perplexed examines biblical language, the world's origin, prophecy, suffering and the reasons behind Jewish law. Maimonides argues that descriptions of God's body are figurative and explores what human reason can establish. His teaching unfolds slowly, with questions scattered across chapters that ask for close attention.

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• A student's divided loyalties Follow Joseph's struggle to reconcile his love of Torah with his philosophical learning.
• Words beyond the literal Explore why Maimonides reads biblical images of God's hands and throne as figurative language.
• The limits of knowledge Consider his argument that we can say what God is not, rather than what God is.
• Hard questions about suffering Examine Maimonides' view that much evil grows from ignorance, rather than from God.
• Reasons behind the commandments Discover how Maimonides turns to history when exploring the purposes of Jewish law.

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하느님과 언어, 의미에 관한 질문에 끌리는 독자라면 이 책을 좋아할 거예요. 중세의 사상가가 믿음과 철학을 어떻게 연결했는지 궁금한 사람에게도 매력적인 책이에요.