Maimonides (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Presented in this streamlined volume is the captivating biography of Maimonidesthe Jewish philosopher, jurist, physician, and one of the greatest Jewish scholars of the medieval period, who eventually became the court physician to Sultan Saladin.

Author David Yellins meticulous scholarship examines Maimonidess life, his works, and his emergence as a leader of the Jewish community in Egypt.