Marcus Kalisch
Marcus Kalisch | |
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Born | May 16, 1828 Treptow, Pomerania |
Died | August 25, 1885 Derbyshire, England |
Education | Berlin University, Rabbinical College of Berlin |
Occupation | Jewish scholar |
Known for | Pioneering critical study of the Old Testament in England |
Notable work | Commentary on the Pentateuch, Bible studies, Hebrew grammar, "Path and Goal" |
Marcus Kalisch (or Moritz) (May 16, 1828 – August 25, 1885) was a
.He was educated at
He was one of the pioneers of the critical study of the Old Testament in England. At one time he was secretary to the Chief Rabbi; in 1853 he became tutor in the Rothschild family and enjoyed leisure to produce his commentaries and other works.
The first installment of his commentary on the
Besides these works, Kalisch published in 1877–1878 two volumes of Bible studies (on Balaam and Jonah). He was also author of a once popular Hebrew grammar in two volumes (1862–1863). In 1880 he published Path and Goal, a brilliant discussion of human destiny. He also wrote Historical and critical commentary on the Old Testament in four volumes.
His commentaries are of permanent value, not only because of the author's originality, but also because of his exceptional erudition. However, he did lack an equal power of using his resources for literary purposes. Still, his views on biblical and Jewish subjects generally were of an advanced type. No other works in English contain such full citations of earlier literature. He was prevented from completing his projected comprehensive commentary on the entire Pentateuch by the ill health which attended his last years.
References
- Jewish Encyclopedia
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kalisch, Marcus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 642. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- Historical and critical commentary on the Old Testament, with a new translation: Genesis : Kalisch, Marcus Moritz, 1825-1885