Isaak Markus Jost (1793-1860), scholar
Isaak Markus Jost (1793-1860) was a Jewish-German scholar.
Biography
Historian. Supporter of Reform Judaism and pioneer of modern Jewish historiography. Studied at the Universities of Göttingen and Berlin. Upper Master in the Jewish Commercial School of Frankfurt. Translated the Mishnah into German (1832-34).
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Geschichte der Israeliten seit den Zeit der Maccabäer bis auf Unsere Tage (1820-1829 Jost), book
- [[Geschichte des Judenthums and seiner Secten (1857 Jost), book (2nd ed.) Leipzig : Dörffling und Franke, 1857-1859