Heptaplus

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Heptaplus is a philosophical and theological treatise by Renaissance thinker Giovanni Pico della Mirandola that offers a complex, symbolic commentary on the creation narrative in the Book of Genesis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance work
philosophical treatise
theological treatise
aimsTo reconcile philosophy and theology
unify diverse wisdom traditions
associatedWith Florentine intellectual milieu
humanist scholarship
author Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
concerns creation of the world
hierarchy of being
interpretation of Scripture
nature of the human soul
relationship between God and creation
era 15th century
genre biblical commentary
symbolic exegesis
hasPart sevenfold structure
hasTheme anthropology
cosmology
divine wisdom
hidden meanings in Scripture
metaphysics
unity of truth
historicalPeriod Italian Renaissance
influencedBy Aristotelianism
Christian theology
Hermeticism
Kabbalah
Platonism
medieval scholasticism
interprets Genesis 1
six days of creation
interpretsAs multi‑level cosmological scheme
language Latin
mainSubject Book of Genesis
creation narrative
method multi‑layered exegesis
philosophical commentary
theological commentary
philosophicalTradition Christian Neoplatonism
linked to: Christian Platonism

Renaissance Platonism
religiousTradition Christianity
structureBasedOn number seven
title Heptaplus
usesConcept allegorical interpretation
mystical exegesis
symbolic interpretation

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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola notableWork Heptaplus
subject linked to: Giovanni
Heptaplus title Heptaplus