Obadiah Sforno
Obadiah Sforno · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Physician, philosopher and biblical commentator of the Italian Renaissance whose exegesis combined rationalism with humanist learning
c. 1475, Cesena, Italy — c. 1550, Bologna, Italy
Italy (Cesena · Rome · Bologna)
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Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno was an Italian rabbi, physician and biblical commentator of the Renaissance whose commentary on the Torah blended rational, plain-sense exegesis with humanist learning and remains widely studied. He also taught Hebrew to the German humanist Johannes Reuchlin. He was a Jewish scholar and rabbinic authority.
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Physician, philosopher and biblical commentator of the Italian Renaissance whose exegesis combined rationalism with humanist learning
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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