 |
| Maimonides, Rabbi Moses (1135–1204) |
Maimonides, Rabbi Moses (1135–1204)
A great Spanish-Hebrew philosopher, theologian, and author of the Guide for the Perplexed. His theories were Aristotelian and rational, but there remained in his viewpoint a touch of mysticism.
He was born April 6, 1135, in Cordova, southern Spain, and was educated by Arabic teachers. After the Moorish conquest of Cordova in 1148, Jews left the province, and Maimonides settled in Fez, Morroco. After five years he moved to Cairo, Egypt, where he became physician to Saladin and married the sister of Ibn Mali, a royal secretary.
In his famous treatise, the Guide for the Perplexed, he sought to harmonize rabbinical and philosophical teachings but maintained that reason must be supplemented by revelation. His treatise profoundly influenced his Arabic, Jewish, and Christian successors. It has been suggested that Maimonides was sympathetic to the teachings of Kabala in his late period. He died December 13, 1204.
A great Spanish-Hebrew philosopher, theologian, and author of the Guide for the Perplexed. His theories were Aristotelian and rational, but there remained in his viewpoint a touch of mysticism.
He was born April 6, 1135, in Cordova, southern Spain, and was educated by Arabic teachers. After the Moorish conquest of Cordova in 1148, Jews left the province, and Maimonides settled in Fez, Morroco. After five years he moved to Cairo, Egypt, where he became physician to Saladin and married the sister of Ibn Mali, a royal secretary.
In his famous treatise, the Guide for the Perplexed, he sought to harmonize rabbinical and philosophical teachings but maintained that reason must be supplemented by revelation. His treatise profoundly influenced his Arabic, Jewish, and Christian successors. It has been suggested that Maimonides was sympathetic to the teachings of Kabala in his late period. He died December 13, 1204.
