The first of its kind, this essay collection offers an extensive examination of Spinoza's relationship to medieval Jewish philosophy.

Introduction Steven Nadler; 1. Mortality of the soul from Alexander of Aphrodisias to Spinoza Jacob Adler; 2. Spinoza and the determinist tradition in medieval Jewish philosophy Charles Manekin; 3. The science of scripture: Abraham Ibn Ezra and Spinoza on biblical hermeneutics T. M. Rudavsky; 4. Spinoza's rejection of Maimonideanism Steven Frankel; 5. Ishq, Hesheq, and Amor Dei Intellectualis Warren Zev Harvey; 6. Monotheism at bay: the gods of Maimonides and Spinoza Kenneth Seeskin; 7. Moral agency without free will: Spinoza's naturalizing of moral psychology in a Maimonidean key Heidi Ravven; 8. Virtue, reason, and moral luck: Maimonides, Gersonides, Spinoza Steven Nadler; 9. 'Something of it remains': Spinoza and Gersonides on intellectual eternity Julie R. Klein; 10. Hasdai Crescas and Spinoza on actual infinity and the infinity of God's attributes Yitzhak Y. Melamed.