Maimonides’ Grand Epistle to the Scholars of Lunel (EPUB) von Charles H. Sheer

Scholars in Lunel corresponded with Maimonides regarding various decisions in his Mishneh Torah (Code).  Maimonides’ rejoinder opened with an unusual rhymed prose epistle, translated and annotated here for the first time by Charles H. Sheer. The author explores Maimonides’ letter in the context of his other works and compositions of the late Middle Ages, uncovering biblical passages embedded in the epistle, and illustrating how Maimonides shared his ideological struggle between study of Torah and “hokhmah” (philosophy, wisdom). 

Preface

Introduction
Maimonides and the Lunel Scholars                                                            
The Correspondence between Maimonides and French Scholars

1) Maimonides’ Grand Iggeret to R. Jonathan of Lunel                                
2) The First Half of the Iggeret in Rhymed Prose                                        
3) Maimonides’ Unanticipated and Problematic Style Reversal                  
4) Maimonides’ Letter to Judge Anatoli                                                                  
5) The Letters from R. Jonathan of Lunel                                                                
6) The Second Half of the Iggeret in Unadorned Prose                                  
7) Maimonides and the Lunel Scholars—Reconsidered                                                      

Appendix
Endnotes