Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
COMTINO, MORDECAI BEN ELIEZER — (1420–d. before 1487), Bible commentator, philosopher, philologist, astronomer, and mathematician. Born in Constantinople, Comtino studied religion and philosophy under Hanokh Saporta, a distinguished Catalonian scholar. Comtino was one of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mordecai Comtino — Mordecai ben Eliezer Comtino (lived at Adrianople and Constantinople; died in the latter city between 1485 and 1490) was a Turkish Jewish Talmudist and scientist. The earliest date attached to any of his writings is 1425. The form of his family… … Wikipedia
KARAITES — (Heb. בַּעֲלֵי מִקְרָא ,בְּנֵי מִקְרָא ,קָרָאִים, Qaraʾim, Benei Miqra, Ba alei Miqra; Ar. Qarāʾiyyūn), Jewish sect which came into being toward the middle of the ninth century. (See Map: karaite Settlement). Its doctrine is characterized… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LOGIC — (Heb. חָכְמַת הַדִּבּוּר or מְלֶאכֶת הַהִגַּיוֹן), the study of the principles governing correct reasoning and demonstration. The term logic, according to Maimonides, is used in three senses: to refer to the rational faculty, the intelligible in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
