The first complete English-language version of a major portion of More Nevochim. In addition to the translation, Townley provides a short biography of Maimonides and a discussion of Jewish customs and rituals particularly of concern to English scholars of the period.

The Reasons of the Laws of Moses, from the "More Nevochim" of Maimonides

Moses Maimonides

James, Townley

Religion & Spirituality

Praeger

Illustrations of biblical literature, exhibiting the history and fate of the sacred writings, from the earliest period to the present century; ... scholars. By Rev. James Townley ...: Vol. 2

History

Americas

Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library

xi, 451 pp. Originally published: London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827. The laws and institutions of Moses constitute the earliest and most original system of ecclesiastical and civil jurisprudence and polity, with which the world has ever been favoured." (From the Preface). Maimonides' classic work of religious philosophy, the "More Nevochim" or Guide for the Perplexed contains an important section, The Reasons of The Laws of Moses, which was never fully translated into English until Townsley's translation, based on early Hebrew and Latin editions, which was originally published in 1829. Townsley's scholarly translation is supplemented by nine dissertations on the work, extensive notes and an index, and a biography of Maimonides [1135-1204], the medieval Jewish philosopher and jurist whose writings on Jewish law are highly regarded.

The Reasons of the Laws of Moses from "More Nevochim" of Maimonides: With Notes, Dissertations, and a Life of the Author

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