New heavens and a new earth : the Jewish reception of Copernican thought

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Jeremy Brown offers a study of the Jewish reception of the Copernican revolution, examining 400 years of Jewish writings on the Copernican model. Brown shows the ways in which Jews ignored, rejected, or accepted the Copernican model, and the theological and societal underpinnings of their choices.

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Weitere Titel:
New heavens and a new earth
1. Verfasser:
Brown, Jeremy
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Zusammenfassung:
Jeremy Brown offers a study of the Jewish reception of the Copernican revolution, examining 400 years of Jewish writings on the Copernican model. Brown shows the ways in which Jews ignored, rejected, or accepted the Copernican model, and the theological and societal underpinnings of their choices.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xviii, 394 p., [2] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199345083 (ebook) :
Schlagworte:
Copernicus, Nicolaus, > 1473-1543.
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