Shemtov ibn Shaprut
Schemtow ibn Schaprut ( Schem Tob ben Isaak ibn Schaprut ) from Tudela was a Jewish doctor and scholar of the 14th century.
He is known as an apologist : He disputed with Pedro de Luna (later Pope Benedict XIII ) in Pamplona in 1375 and wrote (published in 1385) the ewen bochan ("touchstone"), a fictional dialogue between a Jew and a confessor of the Trinity , a compendium of Jewish apologetics . The first 9 chapters largely follow the milchamot of Jakob ben Reuben , the end is directed against Alfonso de Valladolid . Chapter 12 contains Hebrew translations of passages from the Gospel of Matthew and critical comments on them.
literature
- Norman E. Frimer, Dov Schwartz: Hagut be-tsel ha-emah: demuto, ketavav ve-haguto shel R. Shem Tov ibn Shaprut. Jerusalem: Ben-Ziv, 1992. ISBN 965-235-043-5
- Angel Sáenz-Badillos, Judit Targarona Borrás: Šem Tob ben Yiṣḥaq ibn Šapruṭ. In: Diccionario de autores judios (Sefarad. Siglos X-XV). El Almendro, Córdoba 1988 (Estudios de Cultura Hebrea, Volume 10), p. 103. ISBN 84-86077-69-9 .
- Richard Gottheil , Meyer Kayserling : Ibn Shaprut (Shafrut). In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906. Retrieved May 7, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shemtov ibn Shaprut |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shem Tob ben Isaak ibn Shaprut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish Jewish scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tudela |
| DATE OF DEATH | 14th century or 15th century |