Converts, Heretics, and Lepers : Maimonides and the Outsider.
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- B759.M34 -- D48 2007eb
Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Citations -- Introduction -- 1. The Convert (Ger ) -- 2. The Leper -- 3. Elisha ben Abuyah and the Hubris of the Heretic -- 4. The King -- 5. The Sage/Philosopher -- 6. God, the Supreme Outsider -- 7. Deconstructing God's Indwelling -- 8. Sabbath -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Citations Index -- Names Index -- Subject Index.
Diamond's alternative reading of central topics in Maimonides suggests that literary appreciation is a key to deciphering Maimonides' writings in particular and Jewish exegetical texts in general.
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