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Jesus Christ in the Talmud, Midrash, Zohar, and the Liturgy of the Synagogue OLIN BT 303 . DIA 1393i DUK] £r 303 .2- 488 1 |_3 1924 074 Cornell University Library The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924074488150 In compliance with current copyright law, Cornell University Library produced this replacement volume on paper that meets the ANSI Standard Z39.48-1984 to replace the irreparably deteriorated original. 1994 JESUS CHKIST IN THE TALMUD, MIDKASH, ZOHAR, AND THE LITURGY OF THE SYNAGOGUE. : ffiambtiligt PKINTED BY C. J. CLAY, M.A., iXD SON'S, AT THE UXIVEKSITT PBES3. : JESUS CHEIST IN THE TALMUD, MIDRASH, ZOHAR, AND THE LITURGY OF THE SYNAGOGUE. TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS BY THE REV. DR GUSTAF DALMAN, LECTnEER OF THE ONIVEKSITY OF LEIPZIG; DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITDTUM JCDAICOM DELITZSCHIANUM, TOGETHER WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY BY HEINRICH LAIBLE, MASTER IN THE HIGH SCHOOL OF ROTHENEnRG OX TAUBEB, TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY THE REV. A. W. STREANE, B.D. FELLOW AND DIVINITY AND HEBREW LECTURER, CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, AND FORMERLY TYRWHITT'b HEBREW SCHOLAR. CAMBRIDGE DEIGHTON, BELL, AND CO. LONDON AND NEW YOEK: GEORGE BELL & SONS. 1893 s : :; PKEFACE. The attractive subject of Heir Laible's recently pub- lished essay ("Jesus Christus im Thalmud") leads ijie to think that the passages ou which he bases his work, and the comments which he makes upon them, cannot be without interest for the English reader, even though the conclu- sions which he reaches maj^ not on all occasions appear entitled to equally full assent. On my suggesting this to Dr Hermann L. Strack of Berlin (at whose suggestion, as will be seen from the preface to the German edition, Herr Laible undertook the task) I received permission to make use of a large number of spare printed copies of the original texts I xxiv pages 5* 19*) (numbers — ; — which had been edited by Dr Gustaf H. Dalman of Leipzig. ]u oi-der to secure in each case the best available (unexpurgated) text, the following editions were used by him 1. Palestinian Talmud, Venice, 1.523— 4. 2. Babylonian Talmud, Venice. B'ralchoth, Shabbath, Sota, Gittin, Sanhedrin, 'Aboda zara, 1520; Ctiagigah, 1521 Soph'i'im, 1522 ; Aboth, 1526 ; 'Erubin, Kallah, J'bainoth, 152iS. Variants in the MSS. used by Rabbinovicz {Dikduke Soph'rim, or Variae Lectiones in Mischnara et in Talmud Babylonicum, Munich, 1867—1886) are indicated thus M = the Munich, = the Oxford, FL = the Florence, K = the Karlsruhe MS. For the treatises not dealt with by Ra.bbinovicz, 'En Ja'akob, ^'enice, 1546, was specially used. 3. Tosephta, Zuckermandel, Pasewalk, 1880. VI PREFACE. For the present edition Dr Dalmau has also supplied a translation (see pages %9*—40*) of the above-mentioned original texts, so far as they do not already appear in from Herr Laible's essay ; and further, he has now collected unexpurgatod MSS. of Jewish liturgies numerous interesting extracts relating to the same subject (pages 21*—28*) and followed by an English translation (pages 40*—47*). Hereby, as well as by the introduction of other matte, contributed by Dr Dalman and Herr Laible, and incorporated by me with the body of the essay, or appended in the form of foot-notes, the value of this edition of the work is much enhanced. It has been my aim throughout to render the German as closely as regard for English idiom would permit. At the same time I have ventured to deviate from this rule (a) in dealing with the earlier pages of the essay, which appeared to me to be capable with advantage of some con- densation for the English reader, and (b) very occasionally, in modifying expressions used by the Talmud in reference to our Blessed Lord. It may perhaps be considered that I have not gone quite far enough in this latter respect. Words inserted between square brackets in the text are to be understood in all cases as Herr Laible's. On the other hand all notes for which he is not responsible beai- the initials of the writers. In conclusion I have to express my grateful acknowledg- ments to the Rev. R. Sinker, D.D., Librarian of Trinity College, for reading the proof-sheets of this work and for many valuable suggestions. A. W. S. : ;: PREFACE. The attractive subject of Herr Laible's recently pub- lished essay ("Jesus Christus im Thalmud") leads tne to think that the passages on which he bases his work, and the comments which he makes upon them, cannot be without interest for the English reader, even though the conclu- sions which he reaches may not on all occasions appear entitled to equally full assent. On my suggesting this to Dr Hermann L. Strack of Berlin (at whose suggestion, as will be seen from the preface to the German edition, Herr Laible undertook the task) I received permission to make use of a large number of spare printed copies of the original texts (numbers I xxiv pages -5* 19*) which had been edited — ; — by Dr Gustaf H. Dalman of Leipzig. In order to secure in each case the best available (unexpurgated) text, the following editions were used by him 1. Palestinian Talmud, Venice, 1.523— 4. 2. Babylonian Talmud, Venice. B'rakhoth, Hhahhath, Sotu, Gittin, Sanhedrin, 'Aboda zara, 1-520; Ghagigah, 1521 Soph'rim, 1522; Aboth, 1526; 'Erubin, Kallah, J'bamoth, 1528. Variants in the MSS. used by Rabbinovicz (Dikdjike Soph'rim, or Variae Lectiones in Mischnam et in Talmud Babylonicum, Munich, 1867—1886) are indicated thus M = the Munich, O = the Oxford, Fl. = the Florence, K = the Karlsruhe MS. For the treatises not dealt with by Rabbinovicz, 'En Ja'akob, Venice, 1546, was specially used. 3. Tosephta, Zuckermandel, Pasewalk, 1880. PUEFACK. For the present edition Dr Dalman has also supplied a translation (see pages 39*—40*) of the above-mentioned original texts, so far as they do not already appear in now collected from Herr Laible's essay ; and further, he has unexpurgatcd MSS. of Jewish liturgies numerous interesting extracts relating to the same subject (pages 21*—28*) and followed by an English translation (pages 40*—47*). Hereby, as well as by the introduction of other matte: contributed by Dr Dalman and Herr Laible, and incorporated by me with the bodj^ of the essay, or appended in the form of foot-notes, the value of this edition of the work is much enhanced. It has been my aim throughout to render the German as closely as regard for English idiom would permit. At the same time I have ventured to deviate from this rule (a) in dealing with the earlier pages of the essay, which appeared to me to be capable with advantage of some con- densation for the English reader, and (b) very occasionally, in modifying expressions used by the Talmud in reference to our Blessed Lord. It may perhaps be considered that I have not gone quite far enough in this latter respect Words inserted between square brackets in the text are to be understood in all cases as Herr Laible's. On the other hand all notes for which he is not responsible bear the initials of the writers. In conclusion I have to express my grateful acknowledg- ments to the Rev. R. Sinker, D.D., Librarian of Trinity College, for reading the proof-sheets of this work and for many valuable suggestions. A. W. S. Inhaltslibersicht. Seite I. Ben Stada, Ben Fandera, Paphos ben Jehuda, Mirjam die 104''; 67^ Frauenhaarfleohterin : Schabbath Sanhedrin ... 5 II. Karikatur von „Evangelium": Schabbath 116^ ... .6 III. Das Weib des Paphos ben Jehuda: Gittin 90" 6 4'' IV. Marienlegende : Chagiga und Thosaphoth; Thosaphoth Schabbath 104'' .6 V. Mirjam Tochter Bilga's: pal. Sukka 55'' 7 VI. Die jerusalemische Urkunde: Jebainoth IV, 13 . 7 VII. Die Selbstaussage der Maria: Kalla IS*" . 7 VIII. Jesus und Jehoschua ben Perachja: Sanhedrin 107*'; Sota 47*; pal. Chagiga 77* ... 8 IX. Der Zauberer Jesus: Thosephtha Schabbath XII . .10 X. Das Selbstzeugnis Jesu: pal. Tha'anith 65*'; Jalqut Sohim oni zu 4 Mos. 23,7; Fesiqtha Babbathi lOO'' 10 XI. Jesus, ein Gotzendiener: Sanhedrin 103"; Berakhoth 18" . 11 XII. Bileam-Jesus: Sanhedrin 90". (lOO''); Aboth V, 19; Sanhedrin 106''" 12 : XIII. E. EU'ezer und Ja aqob aus Kephar Sekhanja ' Aboda zara 16''. 17*; Qoheleth rabba zu 1,8 . 13 XIV. Imma Salome, Rabban Gamliel und der „Philosoph": Schab- 116"'' bath . .... 14 XV. Die 5 Jiinger Jesu: Sanhedrin 43" . 15 XVI. Der wunderthatige Ja'aqob aus Kephar Sekhanja: pal. Schab- bath 14"*; bab. 'Aboda zara 27'' ... .... 15 XVII. Noch ein wunderthatiger Christ: pal. 'Aboda zara 40''; Qohe- leth rabba zu 10,5 ... .... 16 4* Seitc XVIII. Jesu Verurteilung: pal. Sanhedrin 25<^* 17 XIX. Jesu Hinrichtung: Sanhedrin 43% s. Nr. XV 17 XX. Die Lehrhalle des Ben Pandera : Thargum soheni zu Esther 7,9 17 XXI. Jesus in der Holle: Gittin 56''. 57' ; Thosaphoth 'Brubin 2l'> 17 XXir. Mirjam, Tochter des 'Bli, in der HoUe: pal. Chagiga 77'' .18 XXIII. Jesus, Pilatus und Herodes, Vorfahren Haman's: SophTim XIII, 6 18 XXIV. Anhang: Jesus im Zohar 19 I. 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