Primary source
Mishneh Torah, Foundations of the Torah
Maimonides’ legal summary of the basic beliefs of Judaism, including God’s unity and incorporeality and the permanence of the Torah’s commandments.
- Author
- Moses Maimonides
- Publisher
- Sefaria
- Tradition
- Judaism
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
Citation
Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Foundations of the Torah 1:7-9 and 9:1, translated by Eliyahu Touger, Sefaria, accessed October 6, 2026.
Where this source is used
- The Torah covenant is everlasting"New covenant" is Jeremiah's phrase, promised to Israel and Judah with the Torah written on the heart. Christians claim Jesus fulfills it, not that God replaced Israel.
- The Trinity and incarnation violate monotheismChristians confess one God, not three. They claim Jesus belongs within the identity of Israel's one God, a claim argued from the Hebrew Bible, not polytheism.