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The study of the Hebrew language in Protestant Europe initiated the development of modern philology. Christian theology and Jewish tradition fostered Christian Hebraism, which functioned as a catalyst for many subjects in the humanities. This volume presents the results of a conference held in Wittenberg in October 2002. It evaluates the history of Christian Hebraism, from Jewish grammatical works up to the Hebrew training of Protestant missionaries. Prominent figures like Ludwig Geiger and Hermann L. Strack as well as different centres of Hebrew learning from Basel to Groningenare described…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
The study of the Hebrew language in Protestant Europe initiated the development of modern philology. Christian theology and Jewish tradition fostered Christian Hebraism, which functioned as a catalyst for many subjects in the humanities. This volume presents the results of a conference held in Wittenberg in October 2002. It evaluates the history of Christian Hebraism, from Jewish grammatical works up to the Hebrew training of Protestant missionaries. Prominent figures like Ludwig Geiger and Hermann L. Strack as well as different centres of Hebrew learning from Basel to Groningenare described in detail in fourteen essays. They focus on the influence of Humanism, Kabbalah and the renewed discussions about the philosophical works of Maimonides.
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Autorenporträt
Giuseppe Veltri is Professor of Judaism/Jewish studies at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg and Direktor of the Leopold-Zunz-Zentrum zur Erforschung des europäischen Judentums. Among his publications are Eine Tora für den König Talmai, (Tübingen, 1994); Magie und Halakha, (Tübingen, 1997) and Gegenwart der Tradition, (Leiden, 2002). Gerold Necker, Ph.D. (1999) in Jewish Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Lecturer in Jewish Studies at Martin-Luther-University Halle. His publications on medieval and early modern Jewish mysticism include Das Buch des Lebens, Tübingen 2001.