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Kodifikasi Etika Juidaisme oleh Moses
Maimonides
(1135 -1204 C.E.)
Dosen Pengasuh:
Nanda Avalist, S.IP, M.Si
Jakarta
2014
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Maimonides Works
Maimonides was a
prolific writer but his 3
greatest works were:
Commentary on the
Mishnah (in Arabic)
Mishnah Torah
( Codified Jewish law
( in Hebrew)
Guide for the
perplexed
( in Arabic)
Talmud
Mishneh Torah
Maimonides most famous and important piece of
writing.
Written 1168-78 CE, the Mishneh Torah was the first
systematic and comprehensive codification of the
entire Jewish law separated into 14 books or sections.
It was written in Hebrew and was intended to
encourage the average Jew to access the body of
Jewish law more easily. a person who first reads
the Written Torah and then this work will know from it
the whole of the Oral Torah.
The Mishneh Torah (The Second Torah or Repetition of
the Torah) organised the complex and confusingly
arranged Talmud into a logical order that was
accessible to the non-Talmudic scholar ie. the
everyday Jew
Commentary on the
Mishnah
In his commentary
Maimonides elaborates
upon the development of
Jewish law and deals with
the fundamental principles
of Judaism as formulated in
his Thirteen articles of
faith.
Sefer HaMitzvot
Responsa - Teshuvot
Maimonides was held in high esteem because
of his knowledge of Jewish law and religion.
Many Jewish leaders and authorities looked to
Maimonides calling upon his scholarly insights
into religious law, as well as, general civil
issues.
He wrote various Responsa (Teshuvot) in
answer to numerous questions directed to him
from Jews all over the world.
These responsa deal with a range of issues
from religio-philosophical problems, to matters
dealing with Jewish law and to explanations of
complex Torah passages.
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