Miphaloth Elo-him [“The Deeds of God”: on the question of creation ex nihilo, miracles, and prophecy]

Auction 85 | Thursday, November 07th, 2019 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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ABRABANEL, DON ISAAC

Miphaloth Elo-him [“The Deeds of God”: on the question of creation ex nihilo, miracles, and prophecy]

<<FIRST EDITION.>> ff. 96. Title repaired with minor loss and with previous owners’ marks, few marginal repairs, lightly stained. Modern calf. 8vo. Vinograd, Venice 771.

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1592

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $550

In this treatise, Don Isaac Abrabanel (1437-1508), former finance minister to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel of Spain, Bible exegete and philosopher, takes up the cudgels with Aristotle’s theory of the eternity of the world, mustering logical proofs to demonstrate that the world was created in actual time.