David Zvi Hoffmann
German rabbi and scholar (1843–1921) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Zvi Hoffmann (November 24, 1843, Verbó, Austrian Empire – November 20, 1921, Berlin) (Hebrew: דוד צבי הופמן), was an Orthodox Rabbi and Torah Scholar. He headed the Yeshiva in Berlin, and published a research on the Pentateuch and Mishna[citation needed], both in reaction to erstwhile Biblical criticism. He is referred to as רד"צ הופמן - Radatz Hoffmann - in later Rabbinic writing.
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Rabbi David Zvi Hoffmann | |
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Title | Rector |
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Born | November 24, 1843 |
Died | November 20, 1921 |
Nationality | German |
Notable work(s) | Die wichtigsten Instanzen gegen die Graf-Wellhausensche Hypothese, Melamed Le-ho'il, Commentary on the Pentateuch |
Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
Known for | Opposition to the Documentary Hypothesis, Commentary on the Pentateuch |
Occupation | Rabbi, Torah Scholar |
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He was an expert in Midrash halakha and the foremost halakhic authority in Germany in his generation.
He is well known for his strident literary opposition to the Graf-Wellhausen theories of Biblical origin, while he quotes prominent Wissenschaft figures in his researches on Mishnah and Talmud.[1]
His commentary on the Pentateuch is still often referred to.