Kara, Joseph ben-Simeon a Jewish writer of the 11th century, is the author of פרוש התורה, or glosses mon Rashi's commentary on the Pentateuch; in the same manner he wrote on the Prophets, Job, Ezra, and Chronricles, and the five Megilloth. A collection of glosses from Kara's commentaries is given in נטעי נעמנים (Breslau, 1847); the commentary on Hosea was published from a MS. in the Jewish Theological Seminary at Breslau in 1861. See Zunz, Gottesdienstliche Vortrage der Juden, pages 301, 398; Zur Geschichte- und Literatur, pages 68-70; Geiger, Beitrage zur judischen Literaturgeschichte (Breslau, 1847), pages 17-29; Furst, Bibl. Jud. 2:169 sq.; De' Rossi, Dizionario Storico (Germ. transl.), page 157 sq. (B.P.)
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More