Toledot Yeshu - Parallels

Parallels

Other Jewish polemic or apologetic sources:

  • Jesus in the Talmud
  • Sefer Nestor ha-Komer or The Book of Nestor the Priest c.600 CE
  • Milhamoth ha-Shem of Jacob Ben Reuben 12C
  • Sefer Nizzahon Yashan or Nizzahon vetus 13C
  • Sefer Joseph Hamekane of R. Joseph hen R. Nathan l'official 13C (Paris MS)
  • The Touchstone of Ibn Shaprut
  • Hasdai Crescas
  • Leon Modena

The works bear striking resemblance to Christian legends regarding Simon Magus, and to 12th century Christian portrayals of Muhammad.

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