Disputation of Paris

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The Disputation of Paris was a 1240s theological trial in which Jewish scholars were compelled to defend the Talmud against accusations of blasphemy before Christian authorities, leading to the condemnation and public burning of numerous Hebrew manuscripts.

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Reuchlin–Pfefferkorn controversy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-Jewish persecution
disputation
event in medieval France
religious trial
theological controversy
accusedParty Talmud NERFINISHED
rabbinic literature
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dateOfBookBurning 1242
documentedIn Jewish chronicles
Latin Christian sources
endTime 1240
followedBy further medieval disputations between Christians and Jews
hasAlternativeName Paris Talmud Disputation NERFINISHED
Trial of the Talmud in Paris NERFINISHED
hasName Disputation of Paris NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Rabbi Judah of Melun NERFINISHED
Rabbi Moses of Coucy NERFINISHED
Rabbi Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise NERFINISHED
Rabbi Yechiel of Paris NERFINISHED
historicalContext medieval Christian–Jewish relations
medieval anti-Judaism
impact intensification of censorship of Jewish texts
loss of major Talmudic collections in France
involvedParty Christian theologians
Dominican Order NERFINISHED
Franciscan Order NERFINISHED
Jewish scholars
legalForm inquisitorial procedure
public disputation
location Paris
University of Paris NERFINISHED
Île-de-France NERFINISHED
mainAccuser Nicholas Donin NERFINISHED
numberOfManuscriptsBurned thousands of Hebrew manuscripts
organizedUnderAuthorityOf Louis IX of France NERFINISHED
patron Louis IX of France NERFINISHED
placeOfBookBurning Place de Grève, Paris NERFINISHED
presidingAuthority Blanche of Castile NERFINISHED
Christian ecclesiastical authorities
Eudes de Châteauroux NERFINISHED
religiousContext Catholic Church NERFINISHED
Judaism
result condemnation of the Talmud
confiscation of Hebrew manuscripts
public burning of Hebrew books
strengthening of anti-Talmud policies in Christian Europe
startTime 1240
subjectOfDispute alleged blasphemies against Christianity in the Talmud
status of the Talmud in Christian society
timePeriod 13th century

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Johann Reuchlin knownFor Disputation of Paris
this entity surface form: Reuchlin–Pfefferkorn controversy
Disputation of Barcelona relatedEvent Disputation of Paris