Pakuda, Bahya Ben Joseph Ibn. <br/><br/>
The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (484 pages) 
 - The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Series .
 - The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Translator's Introduction -- Notes to Translator's Introduction -- The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart -- Introduction -- Chapter One: On the Unity of God -- Chapter Two: On the Explanation of the Aspects of Meditation upon Creation and God's Abundant Grace Shown in It -- Chapter Three: On Our Obligation of Obedience to God -- Chapter Four: On the Reliance upon God Alone -- Chapter Five: On the Pure Devotion of All Acts to God Alone -- Chapter Six: On Humility before God -- Chapter Seven: The Explanation of the Aspects of Repentance, What is Essential to It, and Its Consequences -- Chapter Eight: On Self-Reckoning for God's Sake -- Chapter Nine: On Asceticism, Its Kinds and Advantages -- Chapter Ten: On the True Love of God -- Appendix Translated by David Goldstein -- Selected Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Biblical Passages -- Index of Talmudic Passages. 
<br/><br/> A complete English translation from the original Arabic of one of the most important works of Jewish philosophy and ethics, composed in the early 12th century. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781909821347 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jewish ethics-Early works to 1800.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.