Josef ben Natan ha-meqanne
Josef ben Natan ha-meqanne ("the zealous") was a 13th century Jewish exegete from the official family in Sens in France , who provided numerous apologists . Like his father Natan, he defended Judaism vigorously against Christianity .
He also edited the report of Jechiel ben Josef on the disputation of Paris in 1240. In his sefer josef ha-meqanne ("Book of the Zealot Joseph") he dealt mainly with christological interpretations of the Old Testament and noted critical observations on the life and work of Jesus after the Gospels , using Hebrew translations of New Testament texts. This polemical treatise, which is based on the arrangement of the Tanach , refutes Christian, allegorical interpretations by means of philological and rational-logical argumentation. Each topic / chapter is introduced by a fictional narrator (Pope Gregory X , French bishops, Jewish converts, etc.) and then discussed controversially.
Later Jewish apologetics relied for a long time on his well-founded criticism of the New Testament and his knowledge of Christianity.
Individual evidence
- ^ William W. Kibler: Medieval France - An encyclopedia, 1995, p. 125
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Josef ben Natan ha-meqanne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joseph ben Nathan Official |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French-Jewish exegete and religious author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 13th century or 14th century |