Dissertationes Philologico-Theologicae [Philologico-Theological Dissertations]

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Hebrew Printed Books & Manuscripts from The Rare Book Room of the Jews College Library, London The Third Portion

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BUXTORF, JOHANNES (THE YOUNGER).

Dissertationes Philologico-Theologicae [Philologico-Theological Dissertations]

FIRST EDITION. Latin interspersed with Hebrew pp. (12), 499, (1). Browned. Later vellum. 4to Prijs 268

Basle: Johann Jacob Decker 1662

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $500

The book is divided in two parts: The first contains eight dissertations on topics ranging from the antiquity of the Hebrew language to the Jewish ritual of washing the hands. The second imparts eight biblical intepretations of Don Isaac Abravanel concerning: the longevity of Adam, the law of appointing a king, the sun standing still for Joshua, the fault with David’s census, etc