Maimonides' magnum opus, the Guide of the Perplexed, is the most influential text in the history of Jewish philosophy. Controversial in its day, it continues to generate interest and scholarly debate. This Critical Guide will be of interest to philosophers, Judaists, theologians, and medievalists.

Introduction Daniel Frank and Aaron Segal; Part I. Form: 1. The structure and purpose of the guide Daniel Frank; 2. The guide as biblical commentary Igor de Souza; Part II. Human beginnings: 3. Paradise and the fall Shira Weiss; 4. Maimonides on the nature of good and evil Daniel Rynhold; Part III. The creator: 5. The scope of metaphysics Daniel Davies and Charles H. Manekin; 6. His existence is essentiality: maimonides as metaphysician Aaron Segal; 7. 'Whereof one cannot speak' Silvia Jonas; Part IV. The created: 8. Creation and miracles in the guide T. M. Rudavsky; 9. The prophetic method Dani Rabinowitz; 10. Maimonides' modalities Josef Stern; Part V. Human finitude: 11. Maimonides' critique of anthropocentrism and teleology Warren Zev Harvey; 12. Maimonides and the problem(s) of evil David Shatz; Part VI. Human ends: 13. The nature and purpose of divine law Moshe Halbertal; 14. Maimonides on human perfection and the love of god Steven Nadler; Bibliography.