The Guide for the Perplexed, Part 3
Gelesen von Geoffrey Edwards
Moses Maimonides
The Guide for the Perplexed, Part 3 (Arabic: دلالة الحائرين Dalālat al-ḥā'irīn דלאלת אלחאירין; Hebrew: מורה נבוכים Moreh Nevuchim) by Rabbi Moses ben Maimon the Sephardi (משה ברבי מימון הספרדי) who is commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the acronym Rambam (רמב״ם). The Guide was written in Judeo-Arabic using the Hebrew alphabet in the form of a three-part letter to the Rambam's student, Rabbi Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta. Maimonides says, "To give a full explanation of the mystic passages of the Bible is contrary to the Law and to reason; besides, my knowledge of them is based on reasoning, not on divine inspiration. I have not received my belief in this respect from any teacher, but it has been formed by what I learnt from Scripture and the utterances of our Sages, and by the philosophical principles which I have adopted. ... I ask you to study attentively the chapters which follow on this sublime, important, and grand subject, which is the pin upon which everything hangs, and the pillar upon which everything rests." Translated by Michael Friedländer who was principal of Jews' College. Cover: The Serpent Beguiled Me by cartoonist Robin Bougie. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia and the text) (14 hr 11 min)
Chapters
Introduction & I. The "Four Faces" are Human Faces with four different peculiar…
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III. Further Explanation of the Ḥayyot and the Ofannim derived from Ezek. x.
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V. The Vision of Ezekiel is divided into three stages: (1) Ḥayyot (=the Spheres…
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VI. On the Difference between the Vision of Ezekiel and that of Isaiah (vi.)
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VII. The Different Ways in which the Prophet perceived the Three Parts of the M…
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VIII Man has the Power to Control his Bodily Wants and Earthly Desires
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IX. The Material Element in Man Prevents him from Attaining Perfection
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XII. Three Kinds of Evil : (1) That caused by the Nature of Man ; (2) Caused by…
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XIV. It is the Will of the Creator that the Spheres regulate the Affairs of Man…
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XV. Impossible Things are not ascribed to the Creator, but it is difficult to P…
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XVIII. Every Individual Member of Mankind enjoys the Influence of Divine Provid…
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XIX. It is an ancient Error to Assume that God takes no Notice of Man
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XXII. Object of the Book of Job, and Explanation of the First Two Chapters
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XXIII. Job and his Friends Discuss the various Theories concerning Providence
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XXVII. The Object of the Divine Precepts is to Secure the Well-being of Man's S…
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XXVIII. This Object is easily seen in some Precepts, whilst in others it is onl…
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XXXI. The Law Promotes the Well-being of Man by teaching Truth, Morality and So…
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XXXII. Why did God give Laws to Oppose Idolatry instead of Uprooting it directl…
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XXXIII. Another chief Object of the Law is to Train Man in Mastering his Appeti…
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XL. Fifth Class, Compensation for Injury and the Duty of Preventing Sin
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XLVII. Twelfth Class, Distinction between Clean and Unclean; and on Purification
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LIII. Explanation of Ḥesed (Love), Mishpat (Judgment), and Ẓedaḳah (Righteousne…
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