Sforno

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Italian Jew Jewish philosopher Rishonim–Acharonim era rabbi Torah commentator biblical commentator human philosopher rabbi

Sforno is the acronym for Rabbi Ovadia ben Jacob Sforno, a prominent 16th-century Italian rabbi, biblical commentator, and philosopher known for his concise and rational commentary on the Torah and other biblical books.

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Label	Occurrences
Sforno canonical	4

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian Jew ⓘ Jewish philosopher ⓘ Rishonim–Acharonim era rabbi ⓘ Torah commentator ⓘ biblical commentator ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ rabbi ⓘ
acronymOf	R. Obadiah Sforno ⓘ surface form: Rabbi Ovadia ben Jacob Sforno
centuryOfActivity	16th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Italy ⓘ
era	Italian Renaissance art ⓘ surface form: Italian Renaissance
ethnicGroup	Jews ⓘ surface form: Jewish people
familyName	Sforno self-link ⓘ
father	R. Obadiah Sforno ⓘ surface form: Jacob Sforno
fieldOfWork	Jewish philosophy ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ ethics ⓘ halakha ⓘ
givenName	Ovadia ⓘ
influenced	early modern rabbinic scholarship ⓘ later Jewish Bible commentators ⓘ
influencedBy	Aristotle ⓘ Maimonides ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Hebrew ⓘ Italian ⓘ
movement	Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
name	R. Obadiah Sforno ⓘ surface form: Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno R. Obadiah Sforno ⓘ surface form: Ovadia ben Jacob Sforno
notableWork	Commentary on the Book of Job ⓘ surface form: Commentary on Job Commentary on Ketuvim ⓘ Commentary on Neviim ⓘ Commentary on Psalms ⓘ Commentary on the Five Megillot ⓘ Commentary on the Pentateuch ⓘ Commentary on the Torah ⓘ Or Ammim ⓘ
notedFor	emphasis on ethical and theological themes in Torah commentary ⓘ harmonizing reason and revelation in biblical commentary ⓘ
occupation	biblical commentator ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ rabbi ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Aristotelian philosophy ⓘ medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Cesena ⓘ Italy ⓘ Emilia-Romagna ⓘ surface form: Romagna
placeOfDeath	Bologna ⓘ Italy ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
residence	Bologna ⓘ Rome ⓘ
writingStyle	concise ⓘ peshat-oriented ⓘ rational ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mikraot Gedolot → containsCommentaryBy → Sforno ⓘ

Sforno → familyName → Sforno self-link ⓘ

Torat Chayim → includesCommentary → Sforno ⓘ

R. Obadiah Sforno → familyName → Sforno ⓘ

subject surface form: Obadiah Sforno