View Catalog: THEM00124
Catalog Name | THEM00124 | |
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Document | SL232 | |
Title | 'The Question stated about abstaining from blood' | |
Subtitle | ||
Author | Isaac Newton | |
Place of Origin | England | |
Origin Date | 1705-10 | |
Repository | not assigned | |
Pages | ||
Wordcount | 1,835 | |
Language | English;Hebrew;Latin; |
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A discussion in Newton's somewhat rambling late style about Jewish dietary laws and the extent to which they remain in force for Christians. Newton comes to no firm conclusion about the matter, but commends kosher slaughter for being comparatively humane. Avoiding cruelty to animals was, at least in later life, a topic close to Newton's heart, as is attested by many anecdotes about him and by his own writings (e.g. Keynes Mss. 3 and 9).
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