משנה תורה

aka ספר יד החזקה; Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka; Book of the Strong Hand

Mishneh Torah

Author

Maimonides

Language

Medieval Hebrew

Year

c. 1170-1180

Country

Egypt

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

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The Mishneh Torah, also known as Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka, is a code of Rabbinic Jewish religious law (halakha) authored by Maimonides. The Mishneh Torah was compiled between 1170 and 1180 CE, while Maimonides was living in Egypt, and is regarded as Maimonides' magnum opus. Accordingly, later sources simply refer to the work as "Maimon", "Maimonides", or "RaMBaM", although Maimonides composed other works.