The Prince of Concord: Pico della Mirandola's Encounter with Jewish Mysticism
Pico did not embark on this journey alone; he relied on a network of Jewish scholars who introduced him to Hebrew, Aramaic, and the "secret" teachings of the Kabbalists. Pico della Mirandola's Encounter with Jewish My...
: A Jewish convert to Christianity and a flamboyant linguist who prepared an entire library of Latin translations of Kabbalistic texts for Pico. Modern scholars, like Chaim Wirszubski , have noted that Mithridates often "doctored" these translations to make them appear more overtly pro-Christian. The Prince of Concord: Pico della Mirandola's Encounter