Renaissance England's Chief Rabbi: John Selden

ISBN: 9780199286133 出版年：2007 页码：325 Rosenblatt, Jason P Oxford University Press

John Selden (1584-1654) stands out in a century of greatness as one who sought 'not fame but truth in an erudition more vast than was ever garnered by any other human mind.' Although scholars have examined his contributions to political theory, legal, and constitutional history, this book is the first to discuss in detail Selden's rabbinic publications. Tracing the cultural influence of Selden's scholarship on early modern British poets and intellectuals, it also explores some of the post-biblical Hebraic ideas that served as the foundation of Selden's own thought.