John Lightfoot (1602-1675), scholar

John Lightfoot (1602-1675) was a British scholar.

Biography

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.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• Harmony of Four Evangelists (1644-1650 Lightfoot), book

• A Commentary upon the Acts of the Apostles (1645 Lightfoot), book

• The Temple Service, as it Stood in the Dayes of Our Saviour (1645 Lightfoot), book

• The Harmony, Chronicle and Order of the New Testament (1655 Lightfoot), book

• Horae Hebraicae et Talmudicae (1658-1674 Lightfoot), book

References

• William Baird, in History of New Testament Research: 1. From Deism to Tübingen (1992 Baird), book / pp. 11-17

• Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters (1998 McKim), edited volume

External links

• Wikipedia