Nicolas Barat
Encyclopedia
Nicolas Barat was a French
Catholic
scholar of Hebrew
works, who died in 1706.
during the first quarter of the seventeenth century; He began his studies at Sens
, and continued them in Paris, where he was instructor in the Mazarin College. There he came under the influence of Richard Simon
, the Orientalist and Biblical scholar.
He died in 1706 at Paris.
, Glossarium universale hebraicum (Paris, 1697), and aided Jean-Baptiste Duhamel in the publication of his Bible (Paris, 1706). At the time of his death he was engaged on a French translation of Schabtai's Rabbinical Library. His critical opinions, and much information that he had acquired, were published posthumously under the title, Nouvelle bibliothèque choisie (Amsterdam, 1714, 2 vols.)
Roman Catholicism in France
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Catholic
Catholic
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scholar of Hebrew
Hebrew literature
Hebrew literature consists of ancient, medieval, and modern writings in the Hebrew language. It is one of the primary forms of Jewish literature, though there have been cases of literature written in Hebrew by non-Jews...
works, who died in 1706.
Life
He was born at BourgesBourges
Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
during the first quarter of the seventeenth century; He began his studies at Sens
Sens
Sens is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.Sens is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.-History:...
, and continued them in Paris, where he was instructor in the Mazarin College. There he came under the influence of Richard Simon
Richard Simon
Richard Simon was a French Oratorian, influential advanced biblical critic, orientalist, and controversialist.-Early years:...
, the Orientalist and Biblical scholar.
He died in 1706 at Paris.
Works
Most of his published work was done in collaboration with other scholars. With Charles Bordes he edited the posthumous work of Louis ThomassinLouis Thomassin
Louis Thomassin was a French theologian and Oratorian.-Life:At the age of thirteen he entered the Oratory and for some years was professor of literature in various colleges of the congregation, of theology at Saumur, and finally in the seminary of Saint Magloire, in Paris, where he remained until...
, Glossarium universale hebraicum (Paris, 1697), and aided Jean-Baptiste Duhamel in the publication of his Bible (Paris, 1706). At the time of his death he was engaged on a French translation of Schabtai's Rabbinical Library. His critical opinions, and much information that he had acquired, were published posthumously under the title, Nouvelle bibliothèque choisie (Amsterdam, 1714, 2 vols.)