New Heavens and a New Earth: The Jewish Reception of Copernican Thought

by Jeremy Brown

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In this ground-breaking study of the Jewish reception of the Copernican revolution, Jeremy Brown examines four hundred 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.

Throughout New Heavens and a New Earth are deft historical studies of such colorful figures as Joseph Delmedigo, the first...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0197584330

ISBN13:9780197584330

Release Date:April 2021

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:416 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.4"

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