Maimonidean
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MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY — MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY, a vast complex of disputed cultural, religious, and social problems, focusing around several central themes. Some of the elements of this controversy considerably antedate maimonides (1135–1204); and of the questions… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Maimonidean — adj. of or pertaining to Maimonides (famous Jewish theologian) … English contemporary dictionary
maimonidean — mai·mon·i·de·an … English syllables
maimonidean — I. mī|mänə|dēən adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon) died 1204 Jewish philosopher + English an : of or relating to Moses Maimonides II. noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized … Useful english dictionary
Maimonides — Maimonidean, adj., n. /muy mon i deez /, n. (Moses ben Maimon) ( RaMBaM ), 1135 1204, Jewish scholastic philosopher and rabbi, born in Spain: one of the major theologians of Judaism. * * * … Universalium
PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish philosophy — Jewish theology redirects here. Philosophy and Kabbalah are two common approaches to Jewish theology Part of a series on … Wikipedia
Maimonides — For other uses, see Maimonides (disambiguation). Moses ben Maimon ( Maimonides ) 18 century portrait of Maimonides, from the Thesaurus antiquitatum sacrarum by Blaisio Ugolino Full name Moses ben Maimon ( Maimonides ) Born 1135 … Wikipedia
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HERESY — HERESY, belief in ideas contrary to those advocated by religious authorities. Because Judaism has no one official formulation of dogma against which heresy can be defined, it has no clear cut definition of heresy. A heretic may be distinguished… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
