Jacques Basnage (1653-1723), scholar

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Jacques Basnage (1653-1723) was a French scholar.

Biography

Protestant historian. Born in France, lived in Holland from 1686. Author of 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 (Paris 1706)
    • The History of the Jews, from Jesus Christ to the Present Time (London 1708)
  • Antiquités judaïques ou remarques critiques sur la république des Hébreux (1713)