Geller, M;
(2017)
Debunking Ancient Jewish Science.
Journal of the American Oriental Society
, 137
(2)
pp. 393-400.
10.7817/jameroriesoci.137.2.0393.
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Abstract
A recently published collection of articles focuses upon a relatively small group of texts dealing mainly with astronomical calculations and omens as well as physiognomic omens, attempting to use these as a basis for reconstructing ancient Jewish science in the Persian and Hellenistic periods. The present review raises questions regarding the aims and methods employed, offering an alternative suggestion for the transfer of technical knowledge from Babylonia to ancient Palestine.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Debunking Ancient Jewish Science |
Location: | USA |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.7817/jameroriesoci.137.2.0393 |
Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.7817/jameroriesoci.137.2.0393 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1571878 |
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