Notes on the Old Testament, Seventeenth century
Scope and Contents
Chiefly from the Rabbis. Possibly by John Worthington, Fellow of Peterhouse in 1688. The first volume contains the Pentateuch, with the preface of R. Abraham ben Meir ben Ezra: after this follows a list of 'the Sections of the Law according to the Masora', after which the notes begin: they are carelessly written and abound in corrections. The second contains the books from Joshua to Esther, with the prefaces of R. David Kimchi and R. Levi. The third contains the books from Job to Ecclesiastes, with the prefaces of Aben Ezra and R. Levi. In the beginning of each volume Baker has written 'Mr. Worthington's book.'
Dates
- Creation: Seventeenth century
Creator
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Extent
3 volume(s)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
In the library by the mid 1750s.
Physical Description
Paper
Repository Details
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