Its last chapter describes four ways in which man can become perfect, the last of which is attainable only through faith.
The word "zelem" is the first of many homonyms in scripture that this book explains in its opening section. This book approves of twenty five proofs of God, but rejects the proposition that the universe is eternal, and it presents a critical analysis of the proofs for the existence and incorporeality of god of the kalam scholars. Its last chapter describes four ways in which man can become perfect, the last of which is attainable only through faith. This book contains scattered references to the Merkhaba, a mystical section of the Book of Ezekiel, and is addressed to Joseph ben Judah, a student of the author. For ten points, name this most notable work of Moses Maimonides, intended for people confused about Judaism.
The word "zelem" is the first of many homonyms in scripture that this book explains in its opening section.
{Guide} for the {Perplexed} [accept: {Dalalat al}-{Hairin}; {Moreh Nebuchim}; {Guide} of the {Perplexed}; {Guide} to the {Perplexed}]