Moses Maimonides (1138–1204), also known as Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon or by the acronym Rambam, was a Jewish philosopher, theologian, and physician from Córdoba, Spain, later living in Morocco and Egypt. He is one of the greatest figures in Jewish thought, whose works also influenced Islamic and Christian philosophy. Maimonides sought to harmonize faith and reason, showing that religious truth and philosophical truth ultimately point to the same reality.

📖 About The Guide for the Perplexed

The Guide for the Perplexed is Maimonides’ masterwork, written in Arabic around 1190 for his student Joseph ben Judah. It addresses readers who are “perplexed” — those who struggle to reconcile religious faith with philosophical and scientific understanding.

In this session, we’ll explore Maimonides’ deep philosophical reflections on how humans can—and cannot—speak about God. Drawing from The Guide for the Perplexed, we’ll discuss why Maimonides rejects attributing positive qualities to God, emphasizing instead negative theology—the idea that we can only describe what God is not.

We will read the first 11 pages of this pdf:

[Maimonides - The Guide for the Perplexed Ch L-LV](https://drive.google.com/file/d/19abME91uVexF0h9krrpfM70OiFQQFHUh/view?usp=drivesdk)

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