Concept of God According to Moses Ben Maimon (1138-1204)

Maimonides (1138-1204): rabbi, physician and philosopher.

A study of Moses’ request to see God and the issue of his infallibility

The request to see God is one of the theological paradoxes mentioned in the life story of Prophet Moses (a) that apparently opposes his infallibility. The verse 143 of the chapter A’rāf is one of the places this story is narrated. The opponents of infallibility suggest that Moses knew God is not physical or visible, nor occupies a place, so why did he have such a request? The answer is that he ...

Kantian Theoretical Concept of God Reconsidered

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From Moses to Moses

Had he not created the first systematic and comprehensive code of Jewish law (Mishneh Torah) would his successors in that project, R. Jacob ben Asher, author of the Arba’ah Turim, and R. Joseph Karo, author of the Shulhan Arukh, have had the vision and courage to embark on what would have been, if not for Maimonides, a revolutionary innovation? The Mishneh Torah is revolutionary in three ways: ...

Complexity, Consonance, and the Concept of God