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The Emancipation of Biblical Philology in the Dutch Republic, 1590-1670
Author(s): Dirk van Miert (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: September 18, 2018
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 322 pages
- ISBN-10: 0198803931
- ISBN-13: 9780198803935
Book Description
Dirk van Miert shows how Jacob Arminius, Franciscus Gomarus, the translators and revisers of the States’ Translation, Daniel Heinsius, Hugo Grotius, Claude Saumaise, Isaac de La Peyrère, and Isaac Vossius all drew on techniques developed by classical scholars of Renaissance humanism, notably Joseph Scaliger, who devoted themselves to the study of manuscripts, (oriental) languages, and ancient history. Van Miert assesses and compares the accomplishments of these scholars in textual criticism, the analysis of languages, and the reconstruction of political and cultural historical contexts, highlighting that their methods were closely linked.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“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
About the Author
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