PRACTICE 01
Notice the kind of writing
Read Human Dispositions 1. List the traits and contrasting dispositions discussed. Mark where the author describes behavior and where he directs the reader toward a practice.
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Rambam.
Wisdom in thought and conduct.
Explore Maimonides through two doors: legal and ethical teaching in Mishneh Torah, and philosophical interpretation in the Guide for the Perplexed. This is not a verse-by-verse Torah commentary.
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A conversation.
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PRACTICE 02
Examine a word
Read Guide I.1. Trace how Rambam distinguishes meanings of terms connected with image and form. Which understanding is he challenging? Explain his argument before evaluating it.
PRACTICE 03
Practice with accountability
Choose one disposition from the first reading. Write a small practice to examine over a week, then discuss what the text supports and what you have added as personal application.
Bring it to the Table.
Close with one observation, one interpretation, and one question still open. Let each participant name their own tradition and convictions; agreement is not a condition of hospitality.
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