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Problematyka żydowska w Biblii księdza Jakuba Wujka z 1599 roku.Studium źródeł
The Jewish Issues in Wujek’s Bible 1599. A Study of Sources

Author(s): Rajmund Pietkiewicz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: Wujek’s Bible; Jews; Bible translations into Polish; Renaissance

Summary/Abstract: The author, on the basis of the study of the commentaries and prefaces to Wu-jek’s Bible of 1599, depicts the image of the Jews, their language and their customs as it was presented by Jakub Wujek and his contemporaneous fellow Jesuits. The author refers to the sources of the information contained in Wujek’s Bible, evaluates it in the context of the religious situation in the Renaissance Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and at-tempts at establishing the realm and power of the influence it had on readers.

  • Issue Year: 10/2020
  • Issue No: 67/2
  • Page Range: 279-302
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish
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