Jesus in Arabic, Jesus in Judeo-Arabic: The Origins of the Helene Version of the Jewish "Life of Jesus" (Toledot Yeshu)

The polemical anti-Christian narrative Toledot Yeshu (henceforth, TY) is the earliest freestanding composition written by Jews against central tenets of Christianity. Broadly speaking, the narrative is a subversive rendering of central aspects of the life of Jesus and was composed at some point duri...

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Main Author: Goldstein, Miriam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Penn Press 2021
In: The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 2021, Volume: 111, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-104
Further subjects:B Jewish-Christian polemic
B Life of Jesus
B infancy gospels
B Firkovich collection
B Early Islam
B Cairo Geniza
B Tôledôt Yēšû
B Judeo-Arabic
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