TY - GEN
T1 - "in Nehardea where there are no Heretics"
T2 - The purported Jewish response to Christianity in Nehardea (a re-examination of the Talmudic evidence)
AU - Cohen, Barak S.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This research paper re-examines Talmudic evidence regarding the Jewish response to Christianity in Nehardea, challenging the broadly-held assumptions about Jewish-Christian debates during the Talmudic period. It scrutinizes the application of the term "minim" in Talmudic texts, arguing that its identification with Christians is overly simplistic and that it likely refers to a wider array of sectarian groups. The study further contends that the frequency and nature of interactions between Babylonian rabbis and Christians were significantly less than previously assumed, questioning the validity of historical interpretations that frame these relationships as central to rabbinic discourse.
AB - This research paper re-examines Talmudic evidence regarding the Jewish response to Christianity in Nehardea, challenging the broadly-held assumptions about Jewish-Christian debates during the Talmudic period. It scrutinizes the application of the term "minim" in Talmudic texts, arguing that its identification with Christians is overly simplistic and that it likely refers to a wider array of sectarian groups. The study further contends that the frequency and nature of interactions between Babylonian rabbis and Christians were significantly less than previously assumed, questioning the validity of historical interpretations that frame these relationships as central to rabbinic discourse.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84928858663
U2 - 10.1163/ej.9789004184107.i-248.15
DO - 10.1163/ej.9789004184107.i-248.15
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AN - SCOPUS:84928858663
T3 - Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
SP - 29
EP - 44
BT - Studies in Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity
A2 - Jaffe, Dan
PB - Brill Academic Publishers
ER -