Galileo Reading Qohelet: Seeing the World with “Curiosity’s Eye”
This essay examines Galileo’s reading of Ecclesiastes 3:11, which he cited in his letter to the Grand Duchess Christina in 1615 at the beginning of his trial for heresy. Why would Galileo have used this text in support of his intellectual inquiry? Three critical components of his intellectual enviro...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Biblical interpretation
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 332-357 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Kohelet 3,11
/ Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642
/ Research
/ Curiosity
/ Culture
/ Imagination
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history |
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scientific inquiry
B Imagination B Curiosity B Ecclesiastes 3:11 B Qohelet B Galileo |
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