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[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/JohnLightfoot.gif John Lightfoot] (1602-1675) was a British scholar, and a specialist in [[Second | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/JohnLightfoot.gif John Lightfoot] (1602-1675) was a British scholar, and a specialist in [[Second Temple Studies]], [[New Testament Studies]], and [[Early Jewish Studies]]. | ||
==Contribution to Second Temple Judaism & Christian Origins== | ==Contribution to Second Temple Judaism & Christian Origins== | ||
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John Lightfoot (1602-1675) was a British scholar, and a specialist in Second Temple Studies, New Testament Studies, and Early Jewish Studies.
Contribution to Second Temple Judaism & Christian Origins
English churchman and rabbinic scholar. Born near Birmingham, was educated at Christ College, Cambridge. Vice-chancellor of Cambridge University. One of the major contributors to the Walton Polyglot Bible. Wrote first comprehensive commentary of New Testament based on Jewish, mostly halakhic, literature.
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Biography
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