The People, Not the Peoples: The Talmud Bavli’s “Charitable” Contribution to the Jewish-Christian Conversation in Mesopotamia
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DOI: 10.1163/15700704-12341325
Abstract: Bavli Baba Batra 10b–11a substantiates the existence of a “Jewish-Christian conversation” that took place in fourth-century Mesopotamia. This essay demonstrates that this sugya presents rabbinic responses to several Christian claims: (1) contra Aphrahat, God and… read more here.
Keywords: jewish christian; gentile charity; contra aphrahat; christian conversation ... See more keywords