Disputation of Barcelona
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The Disputation of Barcelona was a formal 1263 religious debate before King James I of Aragon between the Jewish scholar Nachmanides and the Christian convert Pablo Christiani over the messianic claims of Christianity and the interpretation of Jewish texts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Disputation of Barcelona canonical | 3 |
| Disputation of Barcelona, 1263 | 2 |
| Disputation of Barcelona (1263) | 1 |
| Nachmanides forced to leave the Crown of Aragon | 1 |
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Target entity: Disputation of Barcelona Context triple: [Nachmanides, participatedIn, Disputation of Barcelona]
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Valladolid debate
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Disputation of the Holy Sacrament
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Trial of the Sixteen
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Affair of the Placards
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Edict of Worms
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Disputation of Barcelona Target entity description: The Disputation of Barcelona was a formal 1263 religious debate before King James I of Aragon between the Jewish scholar Nachmanides and the Christian convert Pablo Christiani over the messianic claims of Christianity and the interpretation of Jewish texts.
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A.
Valladolid debate
The Valladolid debate was a 16th-century theological and moral controversy in Spain over the legitimacy of Spanish conquest and the rights and treatment of Indigenous peoples in the Americas.
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B.
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament is a renowned early 16th-century fresco by Raphael depicting a celestial and earthly assembly centered on the Eucharist, painted for the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura.
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C.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
Affair of the Placards
The Affair of the Placards was a 1534 anti-Catholic propaganda incident in France, in which radical Protestant posters denouncing the Mass were publicly displayed, sharply escalating religious tensions that helped set the stage for the later French Wars of Religion.
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E.
Edict of Worms
The Edict of Worms was a 1521 imperial decree of the Holy Roman Empire that condemned Martin Luther’s teachings and declared him an outlaw and heretic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interfaith dialogue
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medieval religious controversy ⓘ public debate ⓘ religious disputation ⓘ |
| aftermath | censorship and scrutiny of Jewish texts in Aragon ⓘ |
| chronology | 13th century ⓘ |
| consequence |
Disputation of Barcelona
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nachmanides forced to leave the Crown of Aragon
Nachmanides’ exile to the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| date | 1263 ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Jewish history ⓘ interreligious studies ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Latin Christian records
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account written by Nachmanides ⓘ |
| heldBefore | James I of Aragon ⓘ |
| heldInCountry | Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ |
| historicalContext | medieval Christian–Jewish relations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Pablo Christiani ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Barcelona
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Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| mainDebater |
Moses ben Nahman
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surface form:
Nachmanides
Pablo Christiani ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
focus on Talmudic passages about the Messiah
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relative freedom granted to Jewish side to argue ⓘ royal audience present at the debate ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Order of Preachers
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surface form:
Dominican Order
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| participant |
Moses ben Nahman
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surface form:
Nachmanides
Pablo Christiani ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | James I of Aragon ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Jewish–Christian polemics
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forced religious disputations ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Disputation of Paris ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionInvolved |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| result |
Nachmanides permitted to speak relatively freely
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subsequent condemnation of Nachmanides by church authorities ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | James I of Aragon ⓘ |
| tookPlaceUnderRuler | James I of Aragon ⓘ |
| topic |
interpretation of Jewish texts
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messianic claims of Christianity ⓘ status of Jesus as Messiah ⓘ use of Talmudic and rabbinic sources ⓘ |
| year | 1263 ⓘ |
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