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Guide of the Perplexed

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Selected chapters discuss image, human language, unity and attributes. Interpretations of their negative theology remain open to argument.

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Guided course · Module 6 · Lesson 32
How can we speak about God?
For Maimonides, divine unity rules out treating God as the bearer of distinct qualities; he teaches through negation and through descriptions of divine action. Scriptural language still needs careful interpretation.