For nearly a thousand years, the Guide for the Perplexed has been a companion for those who wonder how a thinking person can also be a person of faith. Written by the great medieval philosopher and physician Moses Maimonides, it addresses the reader who feels torn between the truths of tradition and the claims of reason. With extraordinary clarity, Maimonides shows that the Bible's most puzzling passages—its anthropomorphic images of God, its stories of creation, its laws and commandments—yield deep meaning when read with wisdom. He teaches that we know God most truly by recognizing what God is not, and that the highest human perfection lies in the intellect's loving contemplation of truth. This modern-English edition renders his timeless work in clear, inviting prose, faithful to its meaning and spirit, making it accessible to today's seekers. Part of The Sacred Wisdom Library.