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Alfonso de Zamora (1474-1544) was a Spanish
Alfonso de Zamora (1474-1544) was a Spanish rabbi
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who converted to Catholicism in 1506, but remained a secret Jew.
He revised the Hebrew
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text for Ximenes's Polyglot Bible
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with Alfonso de Alcalá and Pablo de Coronel, translated the Aramaic
The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated i ...
paraphrase in it, and added the sixth volume. He published also a work called "Introductiones Hebraicae" ( Alcalá, 1526) which included an ''Epistle to the Hebrews'', an open letter to Spanish Jews urging them to convert to Christianity.''Los Sefardies De Ayer Y De Hoy - Page 265 Richard Ayoun, Haïm Vidal Séphiha - 2002 "Alfonso de Zamora (Hacia 1474-1544) Erudito español de origen judío; su padre, Juan de Zamora, se exilia en 1492, pero después ... Pablo Núñez Coronel (antiguo rabino) y Alfonso de Alcalá (profesor de medicina en la misma Universidad).
Even so, many manuscripts written by or edited by de Zamora, including notes, essays, poems, criticisms, bible commentary, historical records, books, and teaching curriculum were written in Hebrew and included fierce criticism of Christianity, which he called "idolatry"; and Christians in Spain. He also attempted to show the superiority of Judaism.
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1476 births 1544 deaths Converts to Roman Catholicism from Judaism Translators of the New Testament into Hebrew Jewish translators of the Bible 16th-century Spanish theologians Conversos Spanish rabbis {{Judaism-bio-stub