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[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/JohnLightfoot.gif John Lightfoot] (1602-1675) was a British scholar. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/JohnLightfoot.gif John Lightfoot] (1602-1675) was a British scholar, and a specialist in [[Second Tempel Studies]] and [[New Testament 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. | 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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*[[Harmony of the Four Evangelists (1644-47 Lightfoot), book]] | *[[Harmony of the Four Evangelists (1644-47 Lightfoot), book]] | ||
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*[[Horae Hebraicae et Talmudicae (1658-1674 Lightfoot), book]] | *[[Horae Hebraicae et Talmudicae (1658-1674 Lightfoot), book]] | ||
==Biography== | |||
* See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lightfoot Wikipedia] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*[[William Baird]], in [[History of New Testament Research: 1. From Deism to Tübingen (1992 Baird), book]] / pp. 11-17 | *[[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]] | |||
[[Category:Scholars|Lightfoot]] | [[Category:Scholars|Lightfoot]] | ||
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[[Category:Second Temple Scholars--United Kingdom|1602 Lightfoot]] | [[Category:Second Temple Scholars--United Kingdom|1602 Lightfoot]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:New Testament Scholars|1602 Lightfoot]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:New Testament Scholars--United Kingdom|1602 Lightfoot]] | ||
[[Category:British|1602 Lightfoot]] | [[Category:British|1602 Lightfoot]] | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 15 November 2013
John Lightfoot (1602-1675) was a British scholar, and a specialist in Second Tempel Studies and New Testament 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.
Books
Biography
- See Wikipedia