Ancient Jewish sciences and the history of knowledge in Second Temple literature /

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Until very recently, the idea of ancient Jewish sciences would have been considered unacceptable. Since the 1990's, Early Modern and Medieval Science in Jewish sources has been actively studied, but the consensus was that no real scientific themes could be found in earlier Judaism. This work po...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Ben-Dov, Jonathan (Éditeur intellectuel), Sanders, Seth L. (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: [New York] : New York University Press, 2014.
Sujets:
Science, Ancient > History.
Astronomy, Ancient.
Astrology, Hebrew.
Judaism and science.
Physiognomy > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Sciences anciennes > Histoire.
Astronomie ancienne.
Astrologie hébraïque.
Judaïsme et sciences.
Physiognomonie > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
SCIENCE > History.
HISTORY > Jewish.
Science, Ancient.
Juden
Wissenschaft
Apokalyptik
Israel > Altertum
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Until very recently, the idea of ancient Jewish sciences would have been considered unacceptable. Since the 1990's, Early Modern and Medieval Science in Jewish sources has been actively studied, but the consensus was that no real scientific themes could be found in earlier Judaism. This work points them out in detail, and posits a new field of research: the scientific activity evident in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Jewish Pseudepigrapha. The publication of new texts and new analyses of older ones reveals crucial elements that are best illuminated by the history of science, and may have inte.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (275 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781479873975
1479873977
9781479863983
147986398X

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