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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Born in France, Jacques Basnage lived in Holland from 1686. He was Protestant and knew no Hebrew, but as a historian he was the author of the first comprehensive history of the Jews in Christian era. | |||
==Works on Second Temple Judaism== | ==Works on Second Temple Judaism== | ||
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Jacques Basnage (1653-1723) was a French scholar.
Biography
Born in France, Jacques Basnage lived in Holland from 1686. He was Protestant and knew no Hebrew, but as a historian he was the author of the first comprehensive history of the Jews in Christian era.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- L’histoire et la religion des juifs, depuis Jésus-Christ jusqu’à présent (1706-1707 Basnage), book
- Antiquités judaïques; ou, Remarques critiques sur la république des Hébreux (1713 Basnage), book