Johann Leusden
Johann Leusden (1624-1699) was a Calvinist theologian, professor of Hebrew at the university of Utrecht and one of the foremost biblical scholars of his time, who wrote several treatises on the bible and Hebrew philology.[1]
Johan was educated at Utrecht University in Oriental languages. In 1649, he assumed a professorship of Hebrew at Utrecht.[2]
Bibliography
| Year | Title | Language | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1657 | Philologus Hebraeus | Hebrew, Latin | the work also deals with Judaism and its commandments, and includes a list of the 613 commandments, divided into positive and negative (following Maimonides in "Mihsneh Torah"). A special chapter is dedicated to Kabbalah and Kabbalists, and a discussion of God's names.[3] |
| 1663 | Philologus Hebraeus Mixtus | Greek | discusses tradition of seventeenth-century Hebraists and includes engravings of Jewish customs by anonymous artists. |
