Creator Bio
Samuel of Rossano
Late 11th to 12th Century
Almost nothing is known of Samuel of Rossano. Scholars believe he came from Rossano, a town in the Calabria region of southern Italy, which was under Byzantine rule prior to the Norman conquest in 1059. He may have studied in Rome.
Content by Samuel of Rossano
Primary Source
The Book of Rossina
Sefer Rossina (The Book of Rossina), Genesis 1:26
Let us make man in our image (Genesis 1:26)—He took counsel with the Torah, which was with Him, to show an example to the world, that even if a person has authority to act, he should not do anything…