Student's Guide to the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides

The Student's Guide to the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides lays out, in nontechnical terms, the main ideas contained in Maimonides' famous work so that it can be read by an ambitious beginner, even a bright high school student. It provides a general introduction to Maimonides' life in outline form, the plan and outline of the Guide, the philosophical background needed to follow Maimonides' arguments, and a concise chapter-by-chapter overview and commentary.

"Moses Maimonides was one of the supreme Jewish minds of the Middle Ages. He was a halakhist par excellence and the greatest Jewish philosopher. Dr. Katz's book will be useful to those seeking a bird's eye view of the Guide. The book will also be very useful to those who have studied the Guide and seek to refresh their memory as to its the contents. Teachers of the guide will find Katz's work an excellent tool for preparing their lectures. Rabbi Moshe Isserles, one of the greatest Jewish scholars of Poland . . . speaks of the study of metaphysical as tiyul be-pardes. Ben Zion Katz's Student's Guide to the Guide will serve as a useful guide to those who desire to walk in the garden." Rabbi Dr. H. Norman Strickman