Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. "In the Grip of the Theological-Political Predicament"
The Crisis of Reason and Revelation in Modern Jewish Philosophy
2. Is a "Return" to Maimonides Possible?
The Obstacles and Their Surmounting
3. The Gradual Awakening
The "Pre-Maimonidean" Strauss
4. Maimonides as Philosophical Theologian
Strauss's Turn to Medieval Jewish Theology
5. Maimonides as Platonic Philosopher-Statesman
Strauss's Argument for the Necessarily Political Basis for the Jewish Philosophical Life
6. Maimonides as Esoteric Writer
Strauss's Rediscovery of the Philosophers' Categorical Imperative in Maimonides' Guide
7. Conclusion
Maimonides and Strauss
Notes
Bibliography
Index