Voltaire. A Philosophical Dictionary; from the French of M. de Voltaire. With Additional Notes, both Critical and Argumentative, by Abner Kneeland. ... First American Stereotype Edition.
- Singerman ID
- supp1216
- Year
- 1836
- Entry
- Voltaire. A Philosophical Dictionary; from the French of M. de Voltaire. With Additional Notes, both Critical and Argumentative, by Abner Kneeland. ... First American Stereotype Edition. Boston: Printed and Published by J. Q. Adams, 1836. 2 vols. in 1.
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Holdings
- In most academic libraries
- Title
- Voltaire. A Philosophical Dictionary; from the French of M. de Voltaire. With Additional Notes, both Critical and Argumentative, by Abner Kneeland. ... First American Stereotype Edition.
- Language
- English
- Printer/Publisher
- Printed and Published by J. Q. Adams
- Notes
- The section, "Messiah" (vol. 2, pp. 145-49), discusses the recurrence of false messiahs in Judaism. For Jewish polemical literature directed against Jesus, see vol. 2, pp. 245-47, within section, "Prophecies." See vol. 2, pp. 154-57, within section, "Miracles," relating the story of Nicholas Anthony, a Catholic from Lorraine, then converted to Protestantism and became a minister in Geneva; he later adopted Judaism in Venice, without being circumcised, and was eventually put to death by burning in Geneva for not abjuring Judaism. Rinderknecht 42288.
- Collection
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Chronological File, 1676 to 1900
“Voltaire. A Philosophical Dictionary; from the French of M. de Voltaire. With Additional Notes, both Critical and Argumentative, by Abner Kneeland. ... First American Stereotype Edition.”, Judaica Americana II, accessed September 16, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/singerman/item/49912