Maimonides

Moses Maimonides was born in Cordoba Spain, in 1135. At the age of 13, he and his family were forced to move out of Spain due to Muslims invading the area. They do it to Palestine but couldnt live there because of the Crusades at the time. In 1160, he settled at Fez in northern Africa. Then in 1165, at the age of xxx he left Fez due to fear of persecutions occurring, and because settled in Fostat in Egypt. During Maimonides journey he was taught by his father who was a scholar.After his brothers death Maimonides was stimulate to work for a living, and he considered it a sin to ingest livelihood from knowledge of the Torah, so he became a twist.

In 1177, Maimonides was recognised as head of the Jewish community of Fostat. In 1185 He became the private physician to the sultan. The sultan is the Egyptian ruler. Although he had a busy schedule as a doctor and community leader, he kept writing books and produced 10 medical exam works all written in Arabic.

Moses Maimonides major contributions to Judaism were his literary productions; these are very significant because they have impacted on the development and expression of Judaism. Of particular major importance were the remark on the Mishnah, the Mishneh Torah and the Guide to the Perplexed.





Maimonides began writing his commentary on the Mishnah in 1158 and it was finished in 1168. Mishnah is the oral law in a written form. He wrote it in Arabic, the everyday language of the Jews, so that the Jews would understand the Mishnah. It is an extensive work, with 26 sections, each of which is placed into a chapter or order. These orders deal with issues such as marriage, the Sabbath, well-behaved law and the Temple. Maimonides included his Thirteen Articles of Faith in his commentary. The 13 articles of faith are a summary of the basic premise of Jewish belief. The first five deal with the knowledge of God, the near quaternion deal with prophecy and the Torah, while the last four deal with reward, punishment and ultimate redemption....If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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