Joseph Caspi
Joseph Caspi · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Provencal grammarian, philosopher, and prolific Bible commentator.
1279, L'Argentière, Languedoc, France — c. 1340, Provence, France
Provence and Languedoc, southern France
Joseph Caspi is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Provencal grammarian, philosopher, and prolific Bible commentator.
Joseph ibn Kaspi was a Provençal Jewish grammarian, philosopher and one of the most prolific medieval Bible commentators, producing dozens of works that applied logic and reason to Scripture in the tradition of Maimonides. He travelled widely to study and taught his own children through an ethical will; he was a committed Jewish scholar of the Languedoc.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Provencal grammarian, philosopher, and prolific Bible commentator.
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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