Jacobus Tirinus (1580–1636) was a Belgian

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Biblical scholar.

Works and legacy

His major work is the ''Commentarius in Sacram Scripturam'', a

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in two volumes from 1645. He also published a

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, ''Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in Angustiorem Formam Redacta'', around 1630. He is quoted in

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Biblical commentary.https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/hcc/judith-16.html

References

External links

''Jesuitica'' page
1580 births 1636 deaths Jesuits from the Spanish Netherlands Belgian biblical scholars {{Belgium-bio-stub