Alfred Edersheim (1825-1889), scholar

Alfred Edersheim (1825-1889) was a Austrian-British scholar of Jewish descent.

Biography

Biblical scholar and Presbyterian (then Anglican) minister. Born Jewish and educated in Vienna, after his conversion to Christianity moved to Great Britain where he pursued an active ecclesiastical and academic career, focusing on the time of the Second Temple.

Works

Books

• History of the Jewish Nation after the Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus (London 1856)
• The Temple: Its Ministry and Services, as They Were at the Time of Jesus Christ (London 1874)
• Sketches of Jewish Social Life in the Days of Christ (London 1876)
• The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (London 1883)