The Sentencing of Jesus (Gzar-dina de-Yeshu)
This monograph offers a rich and insightful study of The Sentencing of Jesus, an ancient Jewish polemical narrative describing the trial and execution of Jesus, which is the earliest of all the Toledot Yeshu texts. The volume includes a substantial historical introduction, carefully edited synopses...
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| description | This monograph offers a rich and insightful study of The Sentencing of Jesus, an ancient Jewish polemical narrative describing the trial and execution of Jesus, which is the earliest of all the Toledot Yeshu texts. The volume includes a substantial historical introduction, carefully edited synopses of the Aramaic, Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew versions, detailed philological and exegetical notes on the text and its transmission history, and an English translation. In his comments, Bohak explores recurring themes in Late Antique literature—such as the apologetic and polemical uses of authentic or forged protocols of trials and executions, envisioning an enemy hanged on an unexpected tree, the humiliation of dragging a corpse through the streets for all to see, and the use of magical handbooks and of spells to heal or harm—shedding new light on the cultural and literary resonances of these motifs. Detailed linguistic analyses trace translations and mistranslations across Aramaic, Hebrew, and Judaeo-Arabic traditions. By reconstructing an ancient polemical text that has previously been known only in a fragmentary manner, and by situating it both within its Late Antique context and in the context of previous scholarship, this book makes a significant contribution to the study of Judaism, and of Jewish-Christian relations, in Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1765182026-05-19T07:04:48Z The Sentencing of Jesus (Gzar-dina de-Yeshu) Bohak, Gideon | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3894-7094 ancient Jewish literature Jesus Jewish-Christian polemics John the Baptist Pilate Roman protocols 'Toledot Yeshu' thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAF Interfaith relations thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRJ Judaism thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity::QRMF Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings::QRMF1 Bibles This monograph offers a rich and insightful study of The Sentencing of Jesus, an ancient Jewish polemical narrative describing the trial and execution of Jesus, which is the earliest of all the Toledot Yeshu texts. The volume includes a substantial historical introduction, carefully edited synopses of the Aramaic, Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew versions, detailed philological and exegetical notes on the text and its transmission history, and an English translation. In his comments, Bohak explores recurring themes in Late Antique literature—such as the apologetic and polemical uses of authentic or forged protocols of trials and executions, envisioning an enemy hanged on an unexpected tree, the humiliation of dragging a corpse through the streets for all to see, and the use of magical handbooks and of spells to heal or harm—shedding new light on the cultural and literary resonances of these motifs. Detailed linguistic analyses trace translations and mistranslations across Aramaic, Hebrew, and Judaeo-Arabic traditions. By reconstructing an ancient polemical text that has previously been known only in a fragmentary manner, and by situating it both within its Late Antique context and in the context of previous scholarship, this book makes a significant contribution to the study of Judaism, and of Jewish-Christian relations, in Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. 2026-05-19T07:04:42Z 2026-05-19T07:04:42Z 2026-05-11T03:33:27Z 2026 book 2632-6914 https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0497 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/112990 9781805117377 9781805117384 9781805117391 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/176518 eng Semitic Languages and Cultures open access image/jpeg https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/112990/4/9781805117391.pdf Open Book Publishers Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0497 10.11647/OBP.0497 b014b543-78bd-4c3b-bc71-b68e2ac855b9 24317701-2bc9-49ad-af05-8ce23f30a287 9781805117377 9781805117384 9781805117391 Open Book Publishers 593 Cambridge, UK European Research Council ERC 10.13039/501100000781 open access |
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