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Joseph Caspi

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Joseph Caspi · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Provencal grammarian, philosopher, and prolific Bible commentator.

When

1279, L'Argentière, Languedoc, France — c. 1340, Provence, France

Where

Provence and Languedoc, southern France

Biography

Joseph Caspi is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Provencal grammarian, philosopher, and prolific Bible commentator.

How & why

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.

1279

Source: Jewish Encyclopedia