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How did Giordano Bruno think the Bible should be used in discussions of astronomy?
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In his work Cena de le Ceneri (1584; "The Ash Wednesday Supper"), Giordano Bruno maintained that the Bible should be followed for its moral teaching but not for its astronomical implications.1
By distinguishing between the spiritual purpose of scripture and the scientific study of the universe, Bruno anticipated the approach later taken by Galileo Galilei regarding the interpretation of religious texts in the context of astronomy.1