Tradition versus Traditionalism in the Contemporary Study of Maimonides

This chapter looks at the premier debate in medieval Jewish philosophy about the God of Maimonides and the nature of the Torah. It mentions prominent rabbinic figures from modern times who echo mahloket rishonim, an argument among earlier post-talmudic authorities. It also emphasizes the medieval debate about the philosophy of Maimonides that was not just any mahloket rishonim but rather an argument about a particular law or principle within the Torah. The chapter talks about later thinkers who grapple with Maimonides and the debate that surrounded him who are forced to come to grips with his own fundamental views about the nature of the Torah. It explains how some thinkers try to liberate themselves from the influence of Maimonides' ideas.