Ebook: The reasons for the Commandments in Jewish thought: from the Bible to the Renaissance

The nature of the question -- The biblical view -- The views of the rabbis -- The views of the Hellenistic Jews -- Views of the medieval philosophers -- Saadia Gaon -- Baḥya ben Joseph Ibn Pakudah -- Rabbi Judah Halevi -- Abraham Ibn Ezra -- Abraham Ibn Daud -- Maimonides -- Gersonides -- Ḥasdai Crescas -- Joseph Albo -- Don Isaac Abravanel -- Summary of the medieval thinkers -- Principal conclusions.