The Emancipation of Biblical Philology in the Dutch Republic, 1590-1670 by Dirk Van Miert

The Emancipation of Biblical Philology in the Dutch Republic, 1590-1670 by Dirk Van Miert

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A study of the school of biblical scholarship established by Joseph Scaliger in the Dutch Republic in the period 1590-1670.

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The Emancipation of Biblical Philology in the Dutch Republic, 1590-1670 by Dirk Van Miert

A study of the school of biblical scholarship established by Joseph Scaliger in the Dutch Republic in the period 1590-1670.
Van Miert has done an excellent job placing biblical philology in its broader contextThe 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 *
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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ISBN 13 9780198803935
ISBN 10 0198803931
Title The Emancipation of Biblical Philology in the Dutch Republic, 1590-1670
Author Dirk Van Miert
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2018-07-18
Number of pages 322
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