Debating Truth: The Barcelona Disputation of 1263
Nina Caputo
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Description for Debating Truth: The Barcelona Disputation of 1263
Paperback. A graphic history that uses a theological disputation to explore interfaith relations, the complicated dynamics between Christians and Jews in medieval Spain, and the nature of truth. Illustrator(s): Clarke, Liz. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
In the summer of 1263, Nahmanides (Rabbi Moses ben Nahman, ca 1195-1270), who was Aragon (1213-1276) to debate with a Dominican Friar named Paul about specific claims concerning the Messiah in Judaism and Christianity. Friar Paul had converted from Judaism to Christianity as an adult, so he brought with him some knowledge of rabbinic texts, which he used to challenge the faith of Jews in Provence and northern Spain. His strategy was entirely innovative. Using passages from the Talmud, a foundation of Jewish life in the diaspora claimed that Jewish leaders recognized that Jesus was the messiah. The Barcelona dispuation ... Read more
In the summer of 1263, Nahmanides (Rabbi Moses ben Nahman, ca 1195-1270), who was Aragon (1213-1276) to debate with a Dominican Friar named Paul about specific claims concerning the Messiah in Judaism and Christianity. Friar Paul had converted from Judaism to Christianity as an adult, so he brought with him some knowledge of rabbinic texts, which he used to challenge the faith of Jews in Provence and northern Spain. His strategy was entirely innovative. Using passages from the Talmud, a foundation of Jewish life in the diaspora claimed that Jewish leaders recognized that Jesus was the messiah. The Barcelona dispuation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
726g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190226367
SKU
V9780190226367
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About Nina Caputo
Nina Caputo is an Associate Professor in the Department of History. She received her B.A. and M.A. from the UCLA, and her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Caputo is a scholar of medieval Jewish history and interfaith relations in medieval Europe. She has received fellowships from the Mellon Foundation, the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Judaic Studies, ... Read more
Reviews for Debating Truth: The Barcelona Disputation of 1263
Caputo has created a work that is intellectually fascinating and visually stimulating.
Ben Rothke, Israel Times
Ben Rothke, Israel Times