Week 8 Discussion Maimonides Attitude Towards M

Week 8 DiscussionMaimonides’ attitude towards martyrdom as a way to sanctify God’s name is complex. In one front, Maimonides suggests that Israelites should face death in order to sanctify the name of God. The concept of the people of Israel giving up their lives and choosing to live for God comes across as his main argument of the best way to sanctify the Name of God. He further observes that in the process of dying in the name of God Israelites should not sin (49). Maimonides attitude shows that persecution is an acceptable way of life that Israelites should readily accept as part of their lives. Therefore, when the issue of death comes up people should see it as their duty and the perfect gift to God in terms of obeying His commandments. Whereas, Maimonides suggests that Martyrdom is the best way of Sanctifying God’s name, he again contracts himself, when he observes in the reading that an Israelite who suffers death should blame him or herself (50).Other ways of sanctifying God’s name that Maimonides offers is that people should develop good character and live with integrity. In addition, he says that reading the Torah and keeping up with