{"product_id":"new-heavens-and-a-new-earth","title":"New Heavens and a New Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this ground-breaking  study of the Jewish reception of the Copernican revolution, Jeremy Brown examines four hundred years of Jewish writings on the Copernican model. Brown shows the ways in which Jews ignored, rejected, or accepted the Copernican model, and the theological and societal underpinnings of their choices.Throughout New Heavens and a New Earth are deft historical studies of such colorful figures as Joseph Delmedigo, the\n\u003cbr\u003efirst Jewish Copernican and a student of Galileo's; Tuviah Cohen, who called Copernicus the \"Son of Satan;\" Zelig Slonimski, author of a collection of essays on Halley's Comet; and contemporary Jewish thinkers\n\u003cbr\u003ewho use Einstein's Theory of Relativity to argue that the Earth does not actually revolve around the sun. Brown also provides insightful comparisons of concurrent Jewish and Christian writings on Copernicus, demonstrating that the Jewish reception of Copernicus was largely dependent on local factors and responses.The book concludes with the important lessons to be learned from the history of the Jewish reception of Copernican thought, and shows how religions make room for\n\u003cbr\u003enew scientific descriptions of reality while upholding their most cherished beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44156818161902,"sku":"9780199754793","price":276.74,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780199754793.jpg?v=1706236181","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/new-heavens-and-a-new-earth","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}