The Midrash ha-Hokhmah by is the first, and in many ways most interesting, encyclopaedia of the Jewish Middle Ages. In its second part, it comprehends a section on astrology, that is essentially a Jewish reinterpretation of Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos: Judah ha-Cohen states that prayer and, more generally, the observance of the Torah provide Israel with the possibility of removing itself from the law of the stars; as long as there is respect for the Torah, Israel is, in other words, so closely linked to the spiritual world that it may enjoy a higher power than that of the astral.
A Hebrew Version of Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos: The Decrees of the Stars by Judah ben Solomon ha-Cohen
BENEDETTO, MARIENZA
2015-01-01
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The Midrash ha-Hokhmah by is the first, and in many ways most interesting, encyclopaedia of the Jewish Middle Ages. In its second part, it comprehends a section on astrology, that is essentially a Jewish reinterpretation of Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos: Judah ha-Cohen states that prayer and, more generally, the observance of the Torah provide Israel with the possibility of removing itself from the law of the stars; as long as there is respect for the Torah, Israel is, in other words, so closely linked to the spiritual world that it may enjoy a higher power than that of the astral.File in questo prodotto:
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