The fortunes of Babel: technology, history, and Genesis 11:1-9

J. Sawday; K. Killeen; P.J. Forshaw

doi:10.1057/9780230206472

The fortunes of Babel: technology, history, and Genesis 11:1-9

J. Sawday, K. Killeen (Editor), P.J. Forshaw (Editor)

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This book explores the significant impact of biblical reading practices on the scientific thought of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This chapter is found in the section on exegesis and science in early modern culture.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Word and the World: Biblical Exegesis and Early Modern Science
Place of Publication	Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
ISBN (Print)	9780230507074
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230206472
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

biblical reading
bible
religion
scientific thought
sixteenth century
seventeenth century
exegesis
science
early modern culture
Genesis

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