In his 1976 Maimonides: Torah and Philosophical Quest, David Hartman departs from traditional scholarly views about Maimonides by offering a new way of understanding the great man and his work. This expanded edition contains Hartman s new postscript.
A 12th-century rabbi, scholar, physician, and philosopher, Moses Maimonides is best known for his two great works on Judaism: Mishneh Torah and Guide to the Perplexed. They have often been viewed by scholars as having different audiences and different messages, together reflecting the two sides of the author himself: Maimonides the...
In his 1976 Maimonides: Torah and Philosophical Quest, David Hartman departs from traditional scholarly views about Maimonides by offering a...
Major Reynolds and his Omega Force strike team are put on a covert US military operation to travel back in time and find themselves in Ancient Greece at the pinnacle of the Trojan War. As an unplanned anomaly to the time travel process, a portal is similarly opened in China allowing a Chinese strike team to also travel back in time. Each strike team is aligned with either Spartans or Trojans and creates a classic rivalry and battle to the death for both teams. The final result is modern warfare coupled with ancient warfare in large scale battles which can have a profound impact on the war...
Major Reynolds and his Omega Force strike team are put on a covert US military operation to travel back in time and find themselves in Ancient Greece ...
In this powerful book one of the most important Jewish thinkers in the world today grapples with issues that increasingly divide Israel's secular Jewish community from its religious Zionists. Addressing the concerns of both communities from the point of view of one who is deeply committed to religious pluralism, David Hartman suggests a more inclusive and inviting framework for the modern Israeli engagement of the Jewish tradition. He offers a new understanding of what it means to be Jewish--one which is neither assimilationist nor backward-looking, and one that enables different Jewish...
In this powerful book one of the most important Jewish thinkers in the world today grapples with issues that increasingly divide Israel's secular Jewi...