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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1. VerfasserIn: Fisher, Benjamin E. 1981- (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: University of Pennsylvania (Grad-verleihende Institution)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [Cincinnati, Ohio] Hebrew Union College Press [2020]
In:Jahr: 2020
Rezensionen:[Rezension von: Fisher, Benjamin E., 1981-, Amsterdam's people of the book] (2021) (Bodian, Miriam, 1948 -)
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Amsterdam / Juden / Sephardim / Bibel. Altes Testament / Geschichte 1600-1699
weitere Schlagwörter:B Bible Influence
B Jews (Netherlands) (Amsterdam) History 17th century
B Judaism Relations Christianity History 17th century
B Hochschulschrift
B Amsterdam (Netherlands) History 17th century
B Bible. Old Testament Study and teaching (Netherlands) (Amsterdam)
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish History 17th century
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Zusammenfassung:"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
Beschreibung:"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