John Lightfoot (1602-1675), scholar

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

Biography

English churchman and rabbinic scholar. 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