The Emancipation of Biblical Philology in the Dutch Republic, 1590-1670
Author:   Dirk van Miert (Assistant Professor of Early Modern Cultural History, Assistant Professor of Early Modern Cultural History, Utrecht University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   322
Publication Date:   18 July 2018
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Author:   Dirk van Miert (Assistant Professor of Early Modern Cultural History, Assistant Professor of Early Modern Cultural History, Utrecht University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9780198803935


ISBN 10:   0198803931
Pages:   322
Publication Date:   18 July 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction: Biblical Philology in the Sixteenth Century 1: Joseph Scaliger: The Power of Philology (1590-1609) 2: Biblical Philology: Nothing Radical (1609-1619) 3: Mobilizing Biblical Philology: The States' Translation (1619-1637) 4: The Biblical Philology of Daniel Heinsius (1619-1640) 5: Grotius's Annotationes on the Bible (1619-1645) 6: Claude Saumaise and the 'Hairy War' (1640-1650) 7: Radical Philology: Isaac de La Peyrère (1643-1660) 8: On the Eve of Spinoza: The Rise of Biblical Philology (1650-1670) Conclusion: The Emancipation of Biblical Philology (1590-1670) Bibliography

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This wonderful study was written in the context of the research project Biblical Criticism in the Seventeenth Century, led by Henk Nellen and Piet Steenbakkers. * Jan Bloemendal, Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands / Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Renaissance Quarterly * This is a valuable analysis of a time when the Bible was at the forefront of daily life and politics. * George J. Brooke, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *


This wonderful study was written in the context of the research project Biblical Criticism in the Seventeenth Century, led by Henk Nellen and Piet Steenbakkers. * Jan Bloemendal, Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands / Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Renaissance Quarterly *


Van Miert has done an excellent job placing biblical philology in its broader context. The study is clearly underpinned by meticulous research... * William A. Ross, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly * This is a valuable analysis of a time when the Bible was at the forefront of daily life and politics. * George J. Brooke, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament * This wonderful study was written in the context of the research project Biblical Criticism in the Seventeenth Century, led by Henk Nellen and Piet Steenbakkers. * Jan Bloemendal, Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands / Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Renaissance Quarterly *


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Dirk van Miert is Assistant Professor of Early Modern Cultural History at Utrecht University and specializes in the history of knowledge, with particular focus on the Republic of Letters. He obtained his doctorate at the University of Amsterdam in 2004 and held long-term postdoctoral fellowships at the Warburg Institute, University of London; the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science; and the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies of Utrecht University.

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