- EDERSHEIM, Alfred
- (1825-1889)Austrian JEWISH BIBLICAL scholar who CONVERTED to CHRISTIANITY. His works includeThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (1883).
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
EDERSHEIM, Alfred
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