TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fisher, Benjamin E.
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020//
TI  - Amsterdam's people of the book: Jewish society and the turn to scripture in the 17th century
PB  - Hebrew Union College Press
PB  - University of Pennsylvania
CY  - [Cincinnati, Ohio]
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
KW  - History
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Netherlands
KW  - Amsterdam
KW  - Influence
KW  - Jews
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Relations
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Amsterdam (Netherlands)
AB  - "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
SN  - 9780878201884
LA  - English
N1  - Benjamin E. Fisher
ID  - 1686501625
ER  -