Today we’ve published a short biography of Selig Newman, a German-born Hebraist and writer.
Newman wrote some linguistic and grammatical works on the Hebrew language. He also wrote a work on Jewish apologetics in the form of a Christian-Jewish dialogue.
Newman’s bibliography includes:
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Newman, Selig. The Challenge Accepted: A Dialogue Between a Jew and a Christian. Isaacs & Solomons, 1850.
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—. Emendations of the English Version of the Old Testament. B. Wertheim, 1839.
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—. A Grammar of the Hebrew Language, with Points. J. Rider, 1827.
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—. Sefer ha-Shorashim [Book of Roots], A Hebrew and English Lexicon. Longman, Reese, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1834.
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—. Sefer Milim [Book of Words], An English and Hebrew Lexicon