Major Works
Commentary on the Mishnah
- The Commentary on the Mishnah has not been translated into English in its entirety. However, there are translations of Maimonides' introduction to Pirqe Aboth called "The Eight Chapters." English translation of Eight Chapters, Introduction to Commentary on Avoth by Joseph Isaac Gorfinkle, New York: Columbia UP, 1912.Maimonides’ first major work sought to give a clear, accessible and practical explanation of Jewish Law as it is laid out in the Mishnah, the first and most authoritative systematization and reorganization of Jewish Law, probably completed around 200… MoreMishneh Torah
- The Mishneh Torah is published in the Yale Judaica series as a 14 volume set entitled The Code of Maimonides. A good place to start is with the second volume, which has been recently re-translated by Menachem Kellner, a noted scholar of Maimonides. Each Volume is listed individually under the category of the "Mishneh Torah".Mishneh Torah (1177) The Mishneh Torah is a 14-volume comprehensive compendium of Jewish Law, giving authoritative legal guidance on virtually every aspect of the Law, e.g., the foundations of the Law, ethical qualities, marriage and divorce law,… MoreGuide of the Perplexed
- Recommended translation: The Guide of the Perplexed. Translated with an introduction and notes by Shlomo Pines.With an introductory essay by Leo Strauss. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1963. Originally composed in Arabic, in 1190.The Guide presents the Law and philosophy as espousing two different, even contradictory views of the world. The perplexity induced by these two different worldviews is Maimonides’ main subject in the Guide.
Other Works
Treatise on Resurrection (1191)
- Trans. Hillel Fradkin in Maimonides’ Empire of Light (Chicago: 2000), pp. 154-177.Letters and Essays: Some important examplesLetter on Astrology (1194)
- Trans. Ralph Lerner in Maimonides’ Empire of Light (Chicago: 2000), pp. 178-187.Letters and Essays: Some important examples
Commentary
The Revealed and the Concealed—Providence, Prophecy, Miracle and Creation in the Guide
-Kravitz, Leonard S. “The Revealed and the Concealed—Providence, Prophecy, Miracle and Creation in the Guide.” CCAR Yearbook 16 (1969): 2-30, and (1971): 59-62.
On The Guide of the PerplexedMaimonides’ Concepts of Providence and Theodicy
-Reines, Alvin J. “Maimonides’ Concepts of Providence and Theodicy.” Hebrew Union College Annual 43 (1972): 169-205.
On The Guide of the PerplexedSamuel Ibn Tibbon and the Esoteric Character of The Guide of the Perplexed
-Ravitzky, Aviezer. “Samuel Ibn Tibbon and the Esoteric Character of The Guide of the Perplexed.” Association of Jewish Studies Review 6 (1981): 87-23.
On The Guide of the PerplexedMaimonides and Philosophy: Papers Presented at the Sixth Jerusalem Philosophical Encounter
-Maimonides and Philosophy: Papers Presented at the Sixth Jerusalem Philosophical Encounter. May, 1985. (Dordrecht, 1986) edited by Shlomo Pines and Yirmiyahu Yovel
Providence as Consequent upon the Intellect: Maimonides’ Theory of Providence
-Raffel, Charles M. “Providence as Consequent upon the Intellect: Maimonides' Theory of Providence.” Association of Jewish Studies Review 12 (1987): 25-71.
On The Guide of the PerplexedProvidence, Divine Omniscience and Possibility: The Case of Maimonides
-Ivry, Alfred L. “Providence, Divine Omniscience and Possibility: The Case of Maimonides.” Divine Omniscience and Omnipotence in Medieval Philosophy. ed. T. Rudavsky:143-159. rprt in Maimonides: a Collection of Critical Essays. ed. J. Buijs: 175-191.
on The Guide of the PerplexedMaimonidean Studies Journal
- New York : Michael Scharf Publication Trust of Yeshiva University Press, 1990-The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles Reappraised
- Shapiro, Marc. The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles Reappraised. Oxford, UK & Portland, Or., 2004.on the Commentary on the MishnahThe Place of the Doctrine of Providence according to Maimonides
-Strauss, Leo. “The Place of the Doctrine of Providence according to Maimonides.” Tr. G. Bartlett and S. Minkov. The Review of Metaphysics 57 (2004): 537-549.
on The Guide of the PerplexedOn Maimonides
- Manekin, Charles. On Maimonides. Belmont, Calif. & London, 2005.On The Guide of the PerplexedThe Cambridge Companion to Maimonides
-The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides. Ed. Kenneth Seeskin. Cambridge University Press, Illinois, 2005
The Classic Jewish Philosophers
- Schweid, Eliezer, The Classic Jewish Philosophers: from Saadia through the Renaissance. Trans. L. Levin. Leiden and Boston, Brill Press, 2008.Leo Strauss on Maimonides
-Strauss, Leo. Leo Strauss on Maimonides: The Complete Writings. Ed. Kenneth Hart Green. Chicago, U Chicago Press, 2013.