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translation of the Old
Testament. He was also able to borrow rare manuscripts from Lobkovic’s extensive library, which he lent to Luther and Melanchthon, further aiding in the translation process. In 1540, Luther published a revision of his translations of the book of Psalms after Aurogallus had reviewed and improved the previous edition.
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This utilization of rabbinical texts in the study of Hebrew was contrary to Luther’s strict conception of the study of Hebrew in a purely
Christian context. It helped move Hebrew studies towards becoming a discipline in its own right, rather than a subcategory of theology. Aurogallus also expanded
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Aurogallus served as professor of Hebrew in
Wittenberg from 1521 until his death on 10 November 1543. During this time, he collaborated with Luther on the latter's translation of the Old Testament. Unlike his predecessor, Matthäus Adrien, Aurogallus' approach to the study of Hebrew matched that of
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Hebraistik in Wittenberg (1502–1813): von der ‘lingua sacra’ zur Semitistik," Henoch 25 (2003): 11–13; Giuseppe Veltri and Gerold Necker, eds., Gottes Sprache in der philologischen Werkstatt: Hebraistik vom 15. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert (Leiden: Brill,
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At the time, Wittenburg – under Luther's leadership – was the epicentre of the
Protestant Reformation, and Aurogallus was drawn into the movement at least peripherally as a scholar of Hebrew. Aurogallus acted as an adviser to Martin Luther on Hebrew translation while the latter was composing his
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the consideration of semitic sources of biblical commentary to
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Luther. Both he and Luther considered the primary purpose of the study of Hebrew as a philological means to determine the true meaning of the
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Aurogallus began his education at a humanist school in Komotau founded by Czech nobleman and writer
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Compendium Hebreae Chaldeaequae grammatices (Compendium of Hebrew and Chaldaic Grammar)
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