The Meaning of Qohelet According to Ibn Ezra's Scientific Explanations

Aranda, Mariano Gómez

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“…Abraham Ibn Ezra found in Ecclesiastes allusions to several theories of medieval scientific thought such as the four elements that compose all created beings, the peculiarities of the movements of the sun and the other heavenly objects around the earth, the sublunar world as a model of the superior world, the dependence of time and space on the stars' movements, and the dependence of a person's destiny on the position of stars and planets in heaven. 14 Ibn Ezra believed in the influence of the stars on the great events in the history of humanity. For example, he believed that the conjunction of the planets announced the origin of the great religions, and the liberation of Israel from Egypt.…”

Section: The Emergence Of Medieval Hebrew Sciencementioning

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“…Consequently, the object was to uncover the scientific theories hidden in the biblical text and show that the knowledge provided by the Bible conforms to that provided by the profane sciences. Abraham Ibn Ezra found in Ecclesiastes allusions to several theories of medieval scientific thought such as the four elements that compose all created beings, the peculiarities of the movements of the sun and the other heavenly objects around the earth, the sublunar world as a model of the superior world, the dependence of time and space on the stars’ movements, and the dependence of a person’s destiny on the position of stars and planets in heaven 14 …”

Section: Abraham Ibn Ezra: Mathematics Astronomy Astrology and Bibmentioning

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The Contribution of the Jews of Spain to the Transmission of Science in the Middle Ages

Aranda

2008

European Review

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The Jews of Spain in the Middle Ages played an important role in the transmission of Graeco-Arabic learning by translating, or participating in translations, of scientific texts. They also composed original works on mathematics, astronomy, astrology and medicine in which they adapted the theories of the ancients for their own time. Science was used by the ruling powers as an element of prestige, and by the Jewish scientists as a way to obtain a high social status. The policy of cultural sponsorship of Muslim caliphs, as well as of Christian kings, was fundamental in the process of transmission of the Greek sciences to the Western world. The School of Translators of Toledo is an example of this process. The astronomical theories developed by Jewish scientists at the end of the 15th century played an important role in the Spanish and Portuguese discoveries of the 16th century. Their knowledge of astronomy, astrology, mathematics, and medicine was also used by the Jewish intellectuals to provide a rational and scientific support for the Jewish religion and tradition, as is reflected in the interpretations of the Bible by medieval Spanish Jewish authors.

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Section: The Emergence Of Medieval Hebrew Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Abraham Ibn Ezra: Mathematics Astronomy Astrology and Bibmentioning

confidence: 99%