The Christian Hebraism of John Donne: Written with the Fingers of Man's Hand

by Chanita Goodblatt

The complex relationship between the nation, Church of England, and the Jews reached an important culmination during the Reformation as Christian scholars became more and more interested in Hebrew language and the Jewish roots of European civilization. Christian Hebraism's influence spread as a central focus in theology and politics, spurring the Geneva (1560) and the King James (1611) Bibles in particular. Within this context, Chanita Goodblatt...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820704318
• ISBN13: 9780820704319
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.