The Bible and the Enlightenment : a case study, Dr. Alexander Geddes, 1737-1802 : the proceedings of the Bicentenary Geddes Conference held at the University of Aberdeen, 1-4 April 2002 / edited by William Johnstone.
This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held to mark the bicentenary of the death of Alexander Geddes (1737-1802). Geddes, a product of the Scottish and French Enlightenment, was a Roman Catholic priest; a pioneering biblical critic; a poet, some of whose works have been attributed to R...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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T & T Clark International,
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| Series: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
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| Summary: | This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held to mark the bicentenary of the death of Alexander Geddes (1737-1802). Geddes, a product of the Scottish and French Enlightenment, was a Roman Catholic priest; a pioneering biblical critic; a poet, some of whose works have been attributed to Robert Burns; and a political radical who studied in Paris before the French Revolution, which provided the background to the chief phase of his activity, ca. 1780-1800. This work is of interest to historians and to students of the Bible and English literature. The international panel of contributors. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 229 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826440693 082644069X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |