Halper 445 Anti-Christian polemical treatise
Title
Anti-Christian polemical treatiseCall number
Halper 445(Philadelphia, United States, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Cairo Genizah Collection)
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Publisher
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies LibraryLanguage
Judeo-ArabicOrigin
11th century-15th century?
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Orient
Notes
- Incipits in enlarged characters in red ink, over a space; Part of an anti-Christian polemical work in Judeo-Arabic, refuting the astronomical soundness of the Christian calendar in general, and of the computation of Easter in particular. The author refers to the Rabbinites as a sect אלרבאנין מן אליהוד, indicating that he is a Karaite. The folio includes the end of the second chapter, and the beginning of the third.
- Condition: complete.
Extent
19.3 X 14 cmSupport
PaperLayout
Decoration
Black and red inks
Script
Provenance
- Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
- Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
- Amram.
Subjects topical
- Christianity , to 1800 , Controversial literature, early works to 1800
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