Amsterdam's people of the book : Jewish society and the turn to scripture in the seventeenth century / Benjamin E. Fisher.

[Cincinnati, Ohio] : Hebrew Union College Press, [2020]

xii, 318 pages ; 24 cm

"The book had its genesis during my doctoral studies in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania"--Acknowledgements.

"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.

Online version: Fisher, Benjamin E., 1981- Amsterdam's people of the book Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press, 2020.

English

December 02, 2020

Includes bibliographical references and index.