Influential scholar and savant Abraham Joshua Heschel combines an account of the life of medieval Jewish scholar Maimonides with an introduction to his writings and their place in the broader tradition of Jewish thought.

Donated by John M. McCaffrey.

Part 1: Development and Maturity. Life in exile -- In Fez -- Prophecy -- The model -- Respect for Israel -- Journey to Palestine -- Fight against assimilation -- In Fostat -- Educational reform -- Messianic yearning -- Epistle to Yemen -- Sutta -- The transformation -- Maimonides and Aristotle -- Meditation on God -- Part 2: Renunciation and Fulfillment. The pilgrim to Maimonides -- "Back home in Andalusia" -- The supreme head of the Jews -- Arabesques -- The Opposition -- The guide for the perplexed -- Renunciation -- "I seek no victory" -- The sages of Lunel -- Imitatio Dei.