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Title

Jacob Mordecai notebooks

Authors

• Mordecai, Jacob, 1762-1838

Other related names

• Kaplan, Arnold Harvey, 1939-, donor
• Kaplan, Deanne, donor

Call number

MS 56, Codex 035.1
(420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9977587217203681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1122542445
• https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3tq5rk47 https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3pz51s0g

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

Written chiefly in English with some words and phrases in Hebrew

Origin

Date

circa 1810-1820

Summary

Two volumes attributed to Jacob Mordecai comprising notes and arguments in the defense of Judaism against Christianity. Each volume contains citations or Biblical passages followed by Mordecai's commentary and arguments. Many of the citations are used to defend Judaism. There are many copied portions of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Jewish religious works. In Volume 2 Mordecai copied David Levi's response to Joseph Priestly's letter regarding Jewish conversion to Christianity. Topical headings appear in the volumes including Bishop Warburtion, crucifixion and resurrection, and the three witnesses. Volume 2 contains a glossary of Hebrew words with English meanings on the first unnumbered leaf. Words in Hebrew appear throughout the volume. Both volumes are hand sewn and have detached leaves. Volume 1 has paper covers and No. 3 is written on the front. Volume 1 has hand-numbered pages 1-81. Volume 2 is lacking covers and has hand-numbered pages 81-156.

Extent

2 volumes

Provenance

• Purchased for the Penn Libraries 2016 by Arnold and Deanne Kaplan (Mordechai Mandel, May 31, 2015) (Collectify accession no. 2015.05.31.00004).
   
• Sold by Mordechai Mandel (Israel), May 31, 2015.
   

Subjects topical

• Jews--North Carolina--19th century
• Jews
• North Carolina
• Judaism--Apologetic works
• Judaism--Apologetic works

Genres

• Codices (bound manuscripts)
• Notebooks
• Notebooks
• Glossaries
• Treatises
• Manuscripts, Amercian--19th century
• Apologetic writings
• Apologetic writings

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