Rabbi, physician, and philosopher. Rabbeinu Moshe Ben Maimon, commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the acronym Rambam, was a medieval rabbi and Sephardic Jewish philosopher born in Spain who lived in Morocco and Egypt 1135-1204. He became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages and is regarded by many as the greatest Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages.
He lived during the 'Golden Age' of Spain in the 12th century where Jews and Christians lived together in peace under Muslim rule. He was one of the few Jewish leaders whose teachings influenced the non-Jewish world during that period, being successful in bringing four cultures (GrecoRoman, Arab, Jewish, and Western) together in one person. In so doing, he remains one of the most influential religious philosophers of the intellectual world. (He did not believe that true prophecy was confined to only the Jews, but rather stressed a difference in the degree of responsibility.) Christian leaders, such as Saint Thomas Aquinas, referred to him in writings as 'Rabbi Moses'.
In his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer and physician who rose to be one of the most influential physicians of his time, becoming the official doctor to Saladin, the ruler of Egypt.
He lived during the 'Golden Age' of Spain in the 12th century where Jews and Christians lived together in peace under Muslim rule. He was one of the few Jewish leaders whose teachings influenced the non-Jewish world during that period, being successful in bringing four cultures (GrecoRoman, Arab, Jewish, and Western) together in one person. In so doing, he remains one of the most influential religious philosophers of the intellectual world. (He did not believe that true prophecy was confined to only the Jews, but rather stressed a difference in the degree of responsibility.) Christian leaders, such as Saint Thomas Aquinas, referred to him in writings as 'Rabbi Moses'.
In his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer and physician who rose to be one of the most influential physicians of his time, becoming the official doctor to Saladin, the ruler of Egypt.
Rabbi, physician, and philosopher. Rabbeinu Moshe Ben Maimon, commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the acronym Rambam, was a medieval rabbi and Sephardic Jewish philosopher born in Spain who lived in Morocco and Egypt 1135-1204. He became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages and is regarded by many as the greatest Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages.
He lived during the 'Golden Age' of Spain in the 12th century where Jews and Christians lived together in peace under Muslim rule. He was one of the few Jewish leaders whose teachings influenced the non-Jewish world during that period, being successful in bringing four cultures (GrecoRoman, Arab, Jewish, and Western) together in one person. In so doing, he remains one of the most influential religious philosophers of the intellectual world. (He did not believe that true prophecy was confined to only the Jews, but rather stressed a difference in the degree of responsibility.) Christian leaders, such as Saint Thomas Aquinas, referred to him in writings as 'Rabbi Moses'.
In his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer and physician who rose to be one of the most influential physicians of his time, becoming the official doctor to Saladin, the ruler of Egypt.
He lived during the 'Golden Age' of Spain in the 12th century where Jews and Christians lived together in peace under Muslim rule. He was one of the few Jewish leaders whose teachings influenced the non-Jewish world during that period, being successful in bringing four cultures (GrecoRoman, Arab, Jewish, and Western) together in one person. In so doing, he remains one of the most influential religious philosophers of the intellectual world. (He did not believe that true prophecy was confined to only the Jews, but rather stressed a difference in the degree of responsibility.) Christian leaders, such as Saint Thomas Aquinas, referred to him in writings as 'Rabbi Moses'.
In his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer and physician who rose to be one of the most influential physicians of his time, becoming the official doctor to Saladin, the ruler of Egypt.
Bio by: Chris Nelson
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