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Discussion 8Contains unread postsActions for Discussion 8Mariana Gaona posted Oct 27, 2016 11:30 PMSubscribeMaimonides' attitude toward martyrdom is a bot confusing. When talking about facing religious persecution he says it's an "Israelite's duty to suffer death and not violate any one, even if the remaining commandments, whether the coercion takes place in the presence of ten Israelites or in the presence of idolaters" (Twersky 49). But later in the reading he says that an israelite were to suffer death instead of transgression then he is to blame for his death. In order to sanctify God's name without having to die, he suggests behaving well, having good manners and studying the Torah. This all amounts to Maimonides saying that it is best to sanctify God's name through other modes other than martyrdom, but martyrdom would still be considered acceptable since he says that nobody else ranks higher than martyrs (50).Week 8Contains unread postsActions for Week 8Katie Fakhouri posted Oct 27, 2016 11:27 PMSubscribeWhat is Maimonides’s attitude toward martyrdom as a way to sanctify God’s name?The Maimondies’ view towards martyrdom can be confusing, but is extremely unique and contradictory. In the passage he claims that martyrdom isn’t the right way to sanctify