3. Enoch’s Science

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VanderKam, James. "3. Enoch’s Science". Ancient Jewish Sciences and the History of Knowledge in Second Temple Literature, edited by Jonathan Ben-Dov, New York, USA: New York University Press, 2014, pp. 51-68. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479823048.003.0003

VanderKam, J. (2014). 3. Enoch’s Science. In J. Ben-Dov (Ed.), Ancient Jewish Sciences and the History of Knowledge in Second Temple Literature (pp. 51-68). New York, USA: New York University Press. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479823048.003.0003

VanderKam, J. 2014. 3. Enoch’s Science. In: Ben-Dov, J. ed. Ancient Jewish Sciences and the History of Knowledge in Second Temple Literature. New York, USA: New York University Press, pp. 51-68. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479823048.003.0003

VanderKam, James. "3. Enoch’s Science" In Ancient Jewish Sciences and the History of Knowledge in Second Temple Literature edited by Jonathan Ben-Dov, 51-68. New York, USA: New York University Press, 2014. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479823048.003.0003

VanderKam J. 3. Enoch’s Science. In: Ben-Dov J (ed.) Ancient Jewish Sciences and the History of Knowledge in Second Temple Literature. New York, USA: New York University Press; 2014. p.51-68. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479823048.003.0003

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Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Acknowledgments 7
1. Introduction 9
2. Enoch and the Beginnings of Jewish Interest in Natural Science 25
3. Enoch’s Science 51
4. “I Was Shown Another Calculation” (אחזי חשבזן אחרן): The Language of Knowledge in Aramaic Enoch and Priestly Hebrew 69
5. Philological and Epistemological Remarks on Enoch’s Science: Response to Papers by Seth Sanders and James VanderKam 103
6. Ideals of Science: The Infrastructure of Scientific Activity in Apocalyptic Literature and in the Yahad 109
7. Networks of Scholars: The Transmission of Astronomical and Astrological Learning between Babylonians, Greeks and Jews 153
8. “Ancient Jewish Sciences” and the Historiography of Judaism 195
A Bibliography for Ancient Jewish Sciences 255
Index 271

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Acknowledgments 7
1. Introduction 9
2. Enoch and the Beginnings of Jewish Interest in Natural Science 25
3. Enoch’s Science 51
4. “I Was Shown Another Calculation” (אחזי חשבזן אחרן): The Language of Knowledge in Aramaic Enoch and Priestly Hebrew 69
5. Philological and Epistemological Remarks on Enoch’s Science: Response to Papers by Seth Sanders and James VanderKam 103
6. Ideals of Science: The Infrastructure of Scientific Activity in Apocalyptic Literature and in the Yahad 109
7. Networks of Scholars: The Transmission of Astronomical and Astrological Learning between Babylonians, Greeks and Jews 153
8. “Ancient Jewish Sciences” and the Historiography of Judaism 195
A Bibliography for Ancient Jewish Sciences 255
Index 271

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