FACT CHECK · RELIGION
Claim: 'Tell us about Jesus in the Talmud'
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
An old attack line: a few short passages, which scholars debate even refer to Jesus, put the Talmud on trial in Paris in 1240. Two years later 24 cartloads of Talmuds were burned.
SOURCE
Britannica, 'Disputation of Paris' (1240); YIVO / Jewish Encyclopedia, 'Burning of the Talmud' (1242)
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