The intensive and fruitful research conducted on Gersonides since the 1960s has increasingly led to a recognition of his exceptional stature as a philosopher-scientist. It is also appreciated now that the multifarious aspects of Gersonides' thought constitute a coherent unity that must be studied as such. Contrary to Maimonides, whom he venerated, Gersonides believed in the human power to discover God's blueprint for creation, namely through empirical study of nature and through the interpretation of God's revelation (the Scriptures). This belief triggered his various scientific activities, most of which have been the subject of recent research.

Following notably Charles Touati's French monograph on Gersonides' philosophy, many detailed studies have been devoted to specific issues. Several parts of the Wars of the Lord have been translated into English and French, followed by a full English translation by Seymour Feldman. The great significance and originality of the largely...