Born into a Marrano family, he came to feel that there was no salvation through the Roman Catholic church, and converted to Judaism.

出生于各义教（Marrano）家庭，但阿科斯塔认法从天主教会获得救赎，于是改信教。

In Judaism it is the Haftarah for the afternoon of Yom Kippur due to its story of God's willingness to forgive those who repent.

本书体现了耶和华公正的对待地上所有，只要坏改邪归正，他就乐意给他们机会悔改。