Excerpt from Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, Vol. 3: Sections VIII, IX., Miscellaneous Mss., Charters
The wide learning shown in the treatise, as also the manner of addressing highly-placed persons , would seem to favour the idea that this is an early work of Manasseh b. Israel (1604 probably copied immediately after composition. The pseudonym Jacob Aben Amram would have been chosen from prudential motives, and the conjectural form in which the author's real name appears might not have been considered sufficient to neutralise the pseudonymous character of the work. Manasseh b. Israel was always careful to avoid attacks on Christianity in works published under his name.
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March 14, 2019
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Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, Vol. 3: Sections VIII, IX., Miscellaneous Mss., Charters
Excerpt from Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, Vol. 3: Sections VIII, IX., Miscellaneous Mss., Charters
The wide learning shown in the treatise, as also the manner of addressing highly-placed persons , would seem to favour the idea that this is an early work of Manasseh b. Israel (1604 probably copied immediately after composition. The pseudonym Jacob Aben Amram would have been chosen from prudential motives, and the conjectural form in which the author's real name appears might not have been considered sufficient to neutralise the pseudonymous character of the work. Manasseh b. Israel was always careful to avoid attacks on Christianity in works published under his name.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.