R. Obadiah Sforno
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R. Obadiah Sforno was a prominent 16th-century Italian rabbi, biblical commentator, and philosopher known for his clear, rational exegesis of the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob Sforno | 1 |
| Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno | 1 |
| Ovadia ben Jacob Sforno | 1 |
| R. Obadiah Sforno canonical | 1 |
| Rabbi Ovadia ben Jacob Sforno | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian Jew
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Rishonim and Acharonim era rabbi ⓘ biblical commentator ⓘ philosopher ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cesena
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Italy ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| denomination | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| education |
Talmudic studies
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philosophical studies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Sforno ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish philosophy
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biblical exegesis ⓘ halakha ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical commentary
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| givenName | Obadiah ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
R.
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Rabbi ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern Jewish Bible study
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later Italian Jewish commentators ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Maimonides
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classical Jewish commentators ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clear and concise biblical commentary
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integration of peshat and philosophical interpretation ⓘ rational exegesis of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Hebrew
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Italian ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance Jewish scholarship ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on Job
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Commentary on Psalms ⓘ Commentary on the Five Megillot ⓘ Commentary on the Ketuvim ⓘ Commentary on the Neviim ⓘ Commentary on the Pentateuch ⓘ Commentary on the Torah ⓘ Or Ammim ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Jewish rationalism ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Bologna
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Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| scriptureCommentedOn |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Ketuvim ⓘ Neviim ⓘ Torah ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.