1674 HEBREW LAW of KINGS antique Judaica Question of

Jus regium Hebraeorum (The Law of the Kings)
– The Question of Monarchy in the Bible
Mishpat HaMelech / Jus regium Hebraeorum e tenebris rabbinicis erutum & luci donatum
by Wilhelm Schickard.
Leipzig: Friderici Lanckischi [Friedrich Lanckisch], 1674.
Latin and Hebrew.
A political-theological work by Hebraist and astronomer Wilhelm Schickard (1592-1635), the inventor of the first calculating machine.
This work uses Jewish texts to analyze political theory in the Bible.
Schickard argues that Judaism supports the idea of monarchic rule and the king's privileges (nevertheless, he also presents Jewish sources that object to monarchy).
Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author.
Wilhelm Schickard was among the first to translate passages from Rabbinic literature to Latin;
his work had an influence on contemporary Protestant scholars, many of whom could not read Hebrew.
[7] ff., 482, 50 pp. + [1] engraving,
Size 5 1/8 by 7 3/4"
Good condition.
Leather-covered binding, slightly worn.
Sticker on the front board.

Reserve: $455.00

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