The word and the world
Biblical exegesis and early modern science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9339290 |
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| Authors | Kevin Killeen (0000-0001-6313-1081), P Forshaw, Peter J Forshaw |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Word and the World (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| OpenAlex | W262645431 |
| ISBN | 9780230206472 |
| Open Library | OL10194293M |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
List of figures Notes on contributors Introduction P.J.Forshaw & K.Killeen PART 1: THE WORD AND THE WORLD The Use of Creatures: Allegory, the Literal Sense and the Contemplative Life P.Harrison Making Sense of Science and the Literal: Modern Semantics and Early Modern Hermeneutics J.D.Fleming Reading the Two Books with Francis Bacon: Interpreting God's Will and Power S.Matthews Textual Criticism and Early Modern Natural Philosophy: The Case of Marin Mersenne (1588-1648) P.Mueller Giordano Bruno's Hermeneutics: Observations on the Bible in De Monade (1591) L.Catana PART 2: INFERIOR AND SUPERIOR ASTRONOMY Vitriolic Reactions: Orthodox Responses to the Alchemical Exegesis of Genesis P.Forshaw Tycho the Prophet: History, Astrology and the Apocalypse in Early Modern Science H.Hakansson 'Whether the stars are innumerable for us?': Astronomy and Biblical Exegesis in the Society of Jesus around 1600 V.Remmert Reading the Book of God as the Book of Nature: The Case of the Louvain Humanist Cornelius Valerius (1512-1578) I.A.Kelter PART 3: EXEGESIS AND SCIENCE IN EARLY MODERN CULTURE The Fortunes of Babel: Technology, History, and Genesis 11:1-9 J.Sawday Duckweed and the Word of God: Seminal Principles and Creation in Thomas Browne (1605-1682) K.Killeen Days of the Locust: Natural History, Politics, and the English Bible K.Edwards
Art · Astrology · Contemplation · Epistemology · Exegesis · Hermeneutics · Literature · Natural Philosophy · Theology · Classics · Evolution and Science Education · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy · Science
| Highly cited | No |
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