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
Books
- Horae Hebraicae et Talmudicae, 6 vols. (Cambridge 1658-1674)