The enduring influence of Leo Strauss's interpretation of Maimonides' *Guide of the Perplexed* has spawned diverse scholarly attempts to resolve the work's central tension between philosophical reasoning and revealed religion. Four recent major studies - by Eliezer Schweid, Marvin Fox, Oliver Leaman, and Kenneth Seeskin - approach this fundamental challenge through distinct analytical frameworks, yet ultimately fall short of displacing Strauss's reading. Through analysis of the Guttmann-Strauss debate, Schweid critiques Strauss by arguing that philosophy provides an all-encompassing worldview that subsumes religion. Fox inverts Strauss's position while accepting his premise of incompatibility, asserting the primacy of religious practice over philosophical theory. Leaman posits essential harmony between religious doctrine and philosophical reasoning, viewing religion as a simplified vessel for philosophical truth. Drawing from Kantian tradition, Seeskin emphasizes moral teaching and frames the *Guide* as traditional dialectical philosophy. While each study meaningfully engages with Strauss's problematic, a more nuanced approach is needed - one that acknowledges contradictions in Maimonides' thought while allowing revelation its own truth-speaking capacity, thereby preserving Jewish prioritization of practice over theory without succumbing to anthropocentric reductionism.