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Amsterdam's people of the book : Jewish society and the turn to scripture in the seventeenth century / Benjamin E. Fisher.

Author/creator Fisher, Benjamin E., 1981- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info [Cincinnati, Ohio] : Hebrew Union College Press, [2020]
Descriptionxii, 318 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
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.
Abstract "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.
General note"The book had its genesis during my doctoral studies in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania"--Acknowledgements.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Fisher, Benjamin E., 1981- Amsterdam's people of the book Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press, 2020. 9780878201891
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2019058450
ISBN9780878201884
ISBN0878201882 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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