Amsterdam's people of the book: Jewish society and the turn to scripture in the 17th century
"An investigation of the primacy of Scripture to the 17th-Jewish Portuguese community in Amsterdam, as opposed to the more common emphasis on rabbinic works. Shows how the influence of surrounding Christian culture, scientific discovery, and the Portuguese Jews' converso background all con...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Cincinnati, Ohio]
Hebrew Union College Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Fisher, Benjamin E., 1981-, Amsterdam's people of the book] (2021) (Bodian, Miriam, 1948 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Amsterdam
/ Jews
/ Sephardim
/ Old Testament
/ History 1600-1699
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| Further subjects: | B
Bible
Influence
B Jews (Netherlands) (Amsterdam) History 17th century B Judaism Relations Christianity History 17th century B Amsterdam (Netherlands) History 17th century B Bible. Old Testament Study and teaching (Netherlands) (Amsterdam) B Thesis B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish History 17th century |
| Summary: | "An investigation of the primacy of Scripture to the 17th-Jewish Portuguese community in Amsterdam, as opposed to the more common emphasis on rabbinic works. Shows how the influence of surrounding Christian culture, scientific discovery, and the Portuguese Jews' converso background all contributed to this emphasis"--Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | "The book had its genesis during my doctoral studies in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania"--Acknowledgements Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0878201882 |