An Unpublished Anti-Jewish Syriac Dialogue from Turfan

This article presents the unpublished Syriac text of an anonymous anti-Jewish dialogue preserved fragmentarily in the manuscript SyrHT 94 [T II B 50 = 1682] from the Berlin Turfan-Collection. The dialogue, which combines scriptural and rational polemical arguments, is an important witness to the dev...

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Main Author: Minov, Sergey (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Aramaic studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-204
Further subjects:B Syriac Literature
B Polemic
B Anti-judaism
B Turfan
B Jewish-Christian relations
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Summary:This article presents the unpublished Syriac text of an anonymous anti-Jewish dialogue preserved fragmentarily in the manuscript SyrHT 94 [T II B 50 = 1682] from the Berlin Turfan-Collection. The dialogue, which combines scriptural and rational polemical arguments, is an important witness to the development of the adversus Judaeos literary tradition among Syriac Christians during the Islamic period. The text is accompanied by an English translation and a brief discussion.
ISSN:1745-5227
Contains:Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455227-bja10044