Introduction to the Code of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah)

Download or read book Introduction to the Code of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah) written by Isadore Twersky and published by . This book was released on 1982-02-01 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a literary-historical study of the Mishneh Torah, Maimonides' great Code of Jewish law, organized around five characteristics repeatedly emphasized by Maimonides himself: codificatory form, scope, classification, language and style, philosophy and law. The analysis attempts to correlate his own self-perception, his own characterization and evaluation of his work, with the actual product--an objective assessment of the constructs, categories, and conclusions of his work, shaken free of struts and preconceptions.