Giovanni Battista Jona
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Giovanni Battista Jona, originally Judah Jonah of Safed
, (d.1678), was a Hebrew writer at the Vatican. Along with the censor Domenico Gerosolimitano
he was one of two converted Jewish Scriptens at the Vatican who each produced translations of the New Testament into Hebrew.
Safed
Safed , is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters...
, (d.1678), was a Hebrew writer at the Vatican. Along with the censor Domenico Gerosolimitano
Domenico Gerosolimitano
Domenico Gerosolimitano, originally Rabbi Samuel Vivas of Jerusalem, was a notable ecclesiastical censor of Hebrew books. His Sefer Hazikkuk, played an important role in the censorship of Hebrew books in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries."...
he was one of two converted Jewish Scriptens at the Vatican who each produced translations of the New Testament into Hebrew.