Thursday, July 16, 2009

Rabbinic Response to Jewish-Christian Disputation Class #3

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This class will focus on the the Barcelona Debate of 1263. The two major disputants were Nahmanides (Moshe ben Nachman) and Pablo Christiani (a Jew who had converted to Christianity).

Monday, July 6, 2009

Rabbinic Response to Jewish Christian Disputations Class #1

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This class will focus on the the first major disputation of the Medieval Era. It took place in Paris in 1240. The two major disputants were Rabbi Yehiel of Paris and Nicholas Donin (a Jew who had converted to Christianity).