Humphrey Hody (1659-1707), scholar
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Humphrey Hody (1659-1707) was a British scholar.
Biography
Monk and theologian. Professor of Greek at Oxford in 1698. Gave a lasting contribution to Septuagint studies, particularly in his demonstration that the Letter of Aristeas was a late forgery by a Hellenistic Jew.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Contra historiam Aristeae de LXX. interpretibus dissertatio <Latin> (Oxford 1684)
- The Resurrection of the (Same) Body Asserted, from the Traditions of the Heathens, the Ancient Jews, and the Primitive Church (London 1694)
- De Bibliorum textis originalibus <Latin> (4 vols.; Oxford 1703)