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Gottfried, Johann Christian
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a German convert from Judaism (whose former name was Benjamin Woolf), who lived in the 18th century, is the author of מעשה יי 8 8, or a Narrative of Simon the son of Yochai: — Der ursprungliche Glaube an die Gottlichkeit des Messias aus dem Sohar nachgewiesen (translated also into Dutch, Amsterdam, 1724). See Furst, Bibl. Jud. 1:340; Wolf, Bibl. Hebr. 3:362; 4:844 sq.; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v. (B.P.)
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gottfried, Johann Christian'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/gottfried-johann-christian.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.