Philip Ferdinand (1555-1598), scholar
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Philip Ferdinand (1555-1598) was a Polish-born British scholar of Jewish descent.
Biography
A converted Jew from Poland, taught at Oxford and Cambridge. His anthology of post-biblical Jewish writings contributed significantly to the knowledge of this literature in England. Then moved to Leiden at the invitation of Joseph Scaliger.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Haec sunt verba Dei <Latin> (Cambridge 1591)