Converts, Heretics, and Lepers

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Focusing on the marginal figures in society, James Diamond explores how Moses Maimonides reinterprets lepers, converts, and heretics to illustrate deeper theological and philosophical issues. Through close readings of significant texts like the Guide of the Perplexed and the Mishneh Torah, Diamond emphasizes the interplay between Maimonides' legal and philosophical insights. This work enhances Jewish studies by addressing exegesis and hermeneutics, proposing that literary appreciation is essential for understanding Maimonides and Jewish exegetical texts.