The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy: Jewish and Christian Physicians in Search of Truth

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Cambridge University Press, 24 nov 2014
The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy explores the reciprocal relationship between biblical interpretation and natural philosophy in sixteenth-century Italy. The book augments our knowledge of the manifold applications of medical expertise in the Renaissance and of the multiple ways in which the Bible was read by educated people who lacked theological training. Andrew D. Berns demonstrates that many physicians in sixteenth-century Italy, Jewish and Christian alike, took a keen interest in the Bible and post-biblical religious literature. Berns identifies the intellectual tools that Renaissance doctors and natural philosophers brought to bear on their analysis of the Bible and assesses how their education and professional experience helped them acquire, develop, and use those tools. The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy argues that the changing nature of medical culture in the Renaissance inspired physicians to approach the Bible not only as a divine work but also as a historical and scientific text.
 

Inhoudsopgave

Amatus Lusitanus
37
Pliny Papyrus and the Bible
71
David de Pomi
109
Abraham Portaleone and Ancient Israelite Incense
194
Conclusion
230
Ulisse Aldrovandi and Hebrew
243
The Index to Portaleones Responsorum
245
Bibliography
261
Index
293
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Andrew D. Berns is Assistant Professor of History at the University of South Carolina.

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