Toledot Yeshu: The Life Story of Jesus: Two Volumes and Database. Vol. I: Introduction and Translation. Vol. II: Critical Edition (Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism) (English and Hebrew Edition) - Hardcover

Deutsch, Yaacov; Grossberg, David; Manekin, Avigail; Yoffie, Adina

9783161534812: Toledot Yeshu: The Life Story of Jesus: Two Volumes and Database. Vol. I: Introduction and Translation. Vol. II: Critical Edition (Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism) (English and Hebrew Edition)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3161534816 ISBN 13: 9783161534812

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck, 2014

Toledot Yeshu (""The Life Story of Jesus"") is a satirical counter-history presenting a ""biography"" of Jesus from a negative and anti-Christian perspective. It ascribes to Jesus an illegitimate birth, a theft of the Ineffable Name, heretic activities, and finally a disgraceful death. The narrative is transmitted in ca. 150 extant manuscripts, mostly in Hebrew but also in Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic, Yiddish, Ladino, and Judeo-Persian. All Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts are edited in the present book and database: an unusual combination of a traditional critical edition with an electronic research tool. The book also includes a translation of selected manuscripts of all major recensions and an analytic introduction discussing the origins and evolution of the narrative's microforms. The database features a full-text search of all manuscripts as well as printing and downloading capabilities. The price includes access to the database (for one simultaneous user). Access for institutions is provided through the IP address, for private individuals through username and password. An activation code is enclosed in the book. Access to a free seven day trial period can be obtained here: toledot@mohr.de

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