Converts and Judaizers in the Early Fourteenth Century

Although Jewish conversions to Christianity in the latter Middle Ages pose many unanswered questions, one can be dispensed with relatively easily: Were those converts who subsequently decided to abandon Christianity and return to Judaism required to undergo a special immersion (tebilâ in Hebrew) as...

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Main Author: Shatzmiller, Joseph (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1981
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 1981, Volume: 74, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-77
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Summary:Although Jewish conversions to Christianity in the latter Middle Ages pose many unanswered questions, one can be dispensed with relatively easily: Were those converts who subsequently decided to abandon Christianity and return to Judaism required to undergo a special immersion (tebilâ in Hebrew) as part of a special “rejudaization rite”?
ISSN:1475-4517
Contains:Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0017816000028522