Maimonides

Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Hebrew: ??? ??? ?? ??????; Arabic: Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili; March 30, 1135—December 13, 1204), commonly known by his Greek name (Moses) Maimonides, was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. Many Jewish works refer to him by the acronym of his title and name, RaMBaM (????"? in Hebrew). As such, he is frequently referred to as "the Rambam". His Greek appellation means "Son of Maimon," and is a literal rendition of "ben Maimon."

Works and bibliography

Maimonides composed both works of Jewish scholarship and medical texts. Most of Maimonides' works were written in Arabic. However Mishneh Torah was written in Hebrew. His Jewish texts were:

Related Topics:
Arabic - Hebrew

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• The Commentary on the Mishna, written in Arabic this text was one of the first commentaries of its kind, its introductory sections are widely quoted. See Mishnah Commentaries for details;
• Sefer ha-Mitzvot ("The Book of Commandments"). See 613 mitzvot for details;
• The Mishneh Torah (also known as "Yad ha-Chazaka") a comprehensive code of Jewish law;
• The Guide for the Perplexed, a philosophical work harmonising and differentiating Aristotelian philosophy and Jewish theology;
• Teshuvot, collected correspondence and responsa, including a number of public letters (on resurrection and the afterlife, on conversion to other faiths, and Iggereth Teiman - addressed to the oppressed Jewry of Yemen)

Maimonides also wrote a number of medical texts, some of which are still in existence. The best known is his collection of medical aphorisms, titled Pirkei Moshe in Hebrew, although it was composed in Arabic.

Related Topics:
Medical - Aphorism

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