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Amsterdam's People of the Book

- Jewish Society and the Turn to Scripture in the 17th Century

About Amsterdam's People of the Book

The Spanish and Portuguese Jews of seventeenth-century Amsterdam cultivated a remarkable culture centred on the Bible. Amsterdam's People of the Book shows that this unique, Bible-centred culture resulted from the confluence of the Jewish community's Catholic and converso past with the Protestant world in which they came to live.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780878201884
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 330
  • Published:
  • September 24, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 243x156x27 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 676 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 25, 2024

Description of Amsterdam's People of the Book

The Spanish and Portuguese Jews of seventeenth-century Amsterdam cultivated a remarkable culture centred on the Bible. Amsterdam's People of the Book shows that this unique, Bible-centred culture resulted from the confluence of the Jewish community's Catholic and converso past with the Protestant world in which they came to live.

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