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- The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy
- The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Names
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 “This Is What King David Meant”
- 2 Pliny, Papyrus, and the Bible
- 3 “The Grandeur of the Science of God”
- 4 Jewish-Christian Relations in Sixteenth-Century Italy
- 5 “I Seek the Truth from Whomever Pronounces It”
- Conclusion
- Appendix I The Ancient Israelite Incense Mixture
- Appendix II Ulisse Aldrovandi and Hebrew
- Appendix III The Index to Portaleone’s Responsorum et consultationum medicinalium liber (1607)
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - “I Seek the Truth from Whomever Pronounces It”
Abraham Portaleone and Ancient Israelite Incense
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2014
- The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy
- The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Names
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 “This Is What King David Meant”
- 2 Pliny, Papyrus, and the Bible
- 3 “The Grandeur of the Science of God”
- 4 Jewish-Christian Relations in Sixteenth-Century Italy
- 5 “I Seek the Truth from Whomever Pronounces It”
- Conclusion
- Appendix I The Ancient Israelite Incense Mixture
- Appendix II Ulisse Aldrovandi and Hebrew
- Appendix III The Index to Portaleone’s Responsorum et consultationum medicinalium liber (1607)
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance ItalyJewish and Christian Physicians in Search of Truth, pp. 194 - 229Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014