Maimonides

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ISBN: 9789652294302 | 9652294306
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 5/30/2009

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This engaging and informative book reveals unknown but true facts about the prophetical books of the Bible. Rabbis have avoided many questions raised by the seemingly improbable events in these volumes. This book addresses these questions and takes an open and rational look at eh episodes.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. xiii
Preliminary Ideas
Should Jews Accept Non-Jewish Ideas?	p. 3
Maimonides' View on Prophecy	p. 7
Three Ways to Interpret Torah	p. 15
Traditional Biblical Scholars Employing Reason to Interpret Torah: Select Examples	p. 23
Interpretations of the Prophets
“Tell Me the Truth, Moses, What Really Happened at the Red Sea?”	p. 31
“Joshua, Why Didn't Moses Circumcise the Israelites Before They Entered Canaan?”	p. 41
“The Problem, My Dear Readers, Is Based on Wrong Assumptions!”	p. 47
Did the City Walls of Jericho Miraculously Fall?	p. 55
What Gave Joshua the Right to Kill Achan in a Non-judicial Fashion?	p. 63
Can We Rely on God to Perform Miracles?	p. 71
Was Joshua Acting Morally When He Enslaved the Gibeonites?	p. 77
Did the Sun Stand Still for Joshua at Gibeon?	p. 83
Does the Book of Joshua Contradict Itself?	p. 87
Does Joshua 24 Deny the Revelation of the Decalogue at Sinai?	p. 91
Does God Dwell Only in Israel?	p. 99
Why Did Saul and David Violate Jewish Laws?	p. 105
The Jewish View of Suicide	p. 117
“Come On, Now, Does Penitence Really Rid Us of Sin?”	p. 123
The Rape of Tamar	p. 133
When Did the Process of Conversions Begin?	p. 139
May a Court Execute a Person Who Killed His Brother When Neither Has Children or Siblings?	p. 143
The Occasional Irony of the Bible	p. 149
Why Did King David Allow Shimei to Curse and Stone Him?	p. 155
May Jews Count People?	p. 159
What Did David Do Wrong When He Counted People?	p. 163
1 Kings 2 through 10: The Deceptive Description of Solomon	p. 171
Demonstrating Irony	p. 175
Why Would God Punish Future Israelites for Solomon's Misdeeds?	p. 181
Trading Land for Peace: A Biblical Example	p. 185
Why Did the Rabbis Reject the Simple Meaning of 1 Kings 22?	p. 189
The Ever-Illusive Letter Heh	p. 195
Are There 613 Biblical Commandments?	p. 203
Other Maimonidean Interpretations
Maimonides' and Pseudo-Aristeas' Unique Views on the Dietary Laws	p. 209
Maimonides and Bechor Schor's Analyses of the Decalogue	p. 215
Did Moses Know That the Land of Israel Is Holy?	p. 227
Rabbi Shneur Zalman on the Second Day of Holidays	p. 231
The Pagan and Biblical Views of Life after Death	p. 233
The Need to Be Held Accountable	p. 242
Original Ideas Based on the Maimonidean Method
The Real Reason for the Additional Day of Holidays	p. 245
Why Did the Practice of Announcing the Day of the New Moon in Synagogues Begin?	p. 257
Putting God Together Again	p. 259
The Irrational Belief in a Destructive Evil Eye	p. 265
The Significance of the Number Seven	p. 277
Further Examples of the Use of Seven and Other Significant Numbers	p. 291
Why Do Women Light the Sabbath Candles Long before the Sabbath Begins?	p. 305
A Few Words about the Sadducees, Pharisees, and Karaites	p. 315
Maimonides' Apparently Curious Added Requirement to the Noahide Commandments	p. 317
Afterword	p. 321
References and Additional Reading	p. 325
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