Moses Maimonides: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Marvin Fox, Interpreting Maimonides (1990), treats all aspects of his life and thought. Fred Rosner and Samuel S. Kottek (eds.), Moses Maimonides: Physician, Scientist, and Philosopher (1993), collects essays on his contributions to these disciplines. Isadore Twersky, Introduction to the Code of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah) (1980), is an extensive analysis of his philosophy and his ideas on religious law. Oliver Leaman, Moses Maimonides (1990), provides an introduction to the themes of The Guide for the Perplexed.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified title of Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Moses Maimonides (Rambam). | May 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclpedia.com - Moses Ben Maimon. | May 15, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 26, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Albert Einstein College of Medicine - The Life of Moses Maimonides, a Prominent Medieval Physician (PDF). | Oct 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Philosopher's Zone - Jewish philosophy: Maimonides. | Sep 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Maimonides and the Rise and Fall of the Sabians: Explaining Mosaic Laws and the Limits of Scholarship (PDF). | May 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California - eScholarship - Maimonides on the Ptolemaic System: The Limits of our Knowledge (PDF). | Jan 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project - Words of Wisdom: Intro to Philosophy - Maimonides� �Guide for the Perplexed�. | Jun 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Moses Maimonides. | May 01, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Basics of Philosophy - Maimonides. | Jan 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Moses Maimonides: Biographic Outlines. | Nov 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Great Thinkers - Moses Maimonides. | Mar 04, 2023 | ||
| Corrected the titles of some of his works. | Jul 15, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | May 11, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of Maimonides. | Jul 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kidipede History for Kids - Biography of Maimonides. | Jul 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Maimonides. | Jul 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Old and Sold - Biography of Maimonides. | Jul 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins University - The Sheridan Libraries - Oath and Prayer of Maimonides. | Oct 22, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins University - The Sheridan Libraries - Oath and Prayer of Maimonides. | Oct 22, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: Jewish Professionals Institute - The Rambam - Moses Maimonides. | Jan 30, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation Online - Biography of Moses Maimonides. | Jan 30, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Catholic Encyclopedia - Teaching of Moses Maimonides. | Jan 30, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Moses Maimonides. | Jan 30, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Encyclopedia Mythica - Biography of Moses Maimonides. | Jan 30, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: None. | Jan 30, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Heritage Civilization and the Jews - Biography of Maimonides Moses. | Jan 30, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Moses Maimonides (Rambam). | Jan 30, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Maimonides. | Jun 27, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 08, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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