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Amsterdam's people of the book : Jewish society and the turn to scripture in the seventeenth 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 contribute...

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Main Author:	Fisher, Benjamin E., 1981- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish > History > 17th century. Bible. > Old Testament > Study and teaching > Netherlands > Amsterdam. Bible > Influence. Jews > Netherlands > Amsterdam > History > 17th century. Judaism > Relations > Christianity > History > 17th century. Amsterdam (Netherlands) > History > 17th century.

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