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Guide for the Perplexed
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"Guide for the Perplexed" by Rambam (Maimonides) is indeed appropriate for observant Bnei Noah. But in fact, Rambam wrote this work as a resource for both simple Jews and great Torah scholars. In his brilliant style, Rambam wrote it with great depth of scholarship and spiritual understanding, so that each person will perceive the teachings on his own level of understanding.

Rambam wrote this for Torah scholars who were bewildered by the APPARENT conflict (in their own minds) between Torah and the scientific and philosophic mindsets that were becoming popular in his time. Rambam explains in the "Guide for the Perplexed" that Torah is not contradictory to authentic scientific investigation or to truthful rationalistic thinking, and in fact Torah *incorporates* those approaches, provided that one understands the inherent natural limitations of human science and rationalism, and that the spiritual depth and Divine Truth of Torah extends far beyond those limits.

But the biggest challenge to learning the "Guide for the Perplexed" is to find an accurate and honest translation, from a Torah-faithful source (vs. a secularist and/or purely academic translator, or from the bias of some non-Torah religion). To date, there is still very little out there to choose from.

The best available (so far) complete translation in English seems to be the work that was published in 1963, which is the translation by Dr. Shlomo Pines of the University of Chicago.
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Guide for the Perplexed - by Mattityahu ben Noach - 09-27-2010, 12:58 AM
RE: Guide for the Perplexed - by Director Michael - 10-03-2010, 05:22 PM
RE: Guide for the Perplexed - by Director Michael - 10-11-2010, 12:36 PM
RE: Guide for the Perplexed - by RhondaCoad - 01-03-2014, 09:55 AM
RE: Guide for the Perplexed - by Director Michael - 01-15-2014, 09:18 PM
RE: Guide for the Perplexed - by Stittad - 01-18-2014, 12:39 PM
RE: Guide for the Perplexed - by Director Michael - 01-26-2014, 03:10 PM

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