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Breithaupt, John Frederick
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Christian Hebraist and rabbinical scholar at the beginning of the eighteenth century; aulic councilor to the emperor and to the duke of Gotha. He produced an elaborate edition of Yosippon with a Latin version, under the title "Josephus Gorionides" (Gotha, 1707). The detailed subject-index at the end still renders it of value for reference. A stillgreater exploit was his Latin translation of the commentary to the whole Bible of Rashi, whom he calls "Jarchi," which work appeared in three thick volumes (Gotha, 1710-13). Breithaupt takes note of the various readings of Rashi's text; and, on the whole, produced a version of considerable accuracy, considering the circumstances under which he wrote.
Bibliography:
- Wolf, Bibl. Hebr. 1:1096 (who declares his ignorance of any details of this writer);
- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. No. 4625.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Breithaupt, John Frederick'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/b/breithaupt-john-frederick.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Breithaupt, John Frederick'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/b/breithaupt-john-frederick.html. 1901.
