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Book SynopsisA graphic history that uses a theological disputation to explore interfaith relations, the complicated dynamics between Christians and Jews in medieval Spain, and the nature of truth.
Trade ReviewCaputo has created a work that is intellectually fascinating and visually stimulating. * Ben Rothke, Israel Times *
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Part I: Graphic history Chapter 1."Our lord king ordered me to debate Friar Paul..." Chapter 2. "We have three types of books..." Chapter 3. "Jesus never walked with the righteous in the Garden of Eden..." Chapter 4. "Moses, called master, having been summoned by the lord king..." Chapter 5. "I write this letter to you from Jerusalem..." Part II: The Primary Sources Document I: Nahmanides' Hebrew Account of the Barcelona Disputation Document II: The Latin Account of the Barcelona Disputation Document III: A letter from King James I permitting the Dominicans to compel Jews to attend public sermons and protecting the property and freedoms of those who convert Document IV: A letter from James I calling for the burning of copies of one of Maimonides' books on charges that it contained statements blaspheming Jesus Document V: Letter from James I to the Jewish communities of the Crown of Aragon instructing them to attend Friar Paul's sermons Document VI: Letter from James I limiting the friars' freedom to compel Jews to attend their sermons Document VII: James I's report of tribunal investigating charges that Nahmanides had blasphemed Document VIII: Letter of reprimand from Pope Clement IV to James I Document IX: Letter from Nahmanides to his son describing the physical landscape of Palestine. This document includes important demographic and political information as well as details about daily life in late thirteenth-century Palestine Document X: Selected canons from the Fourth Lateran Council concerning the statement of the Catholic creed, definition of heresy, a call for regulations governing Jewish business and public conduct, and a statement of privileges and rewards for those who participate in renewed military campaigns to the Holy Land Part III: Context 1. Reconquista and the Boundaries of Christendom 2. King James the Conqueror (1213-1276) 3. The Jews of Spain 4. Disputation in Medieval Society and Culture Part IV: Historiography Modern and Medieval Traces of the Barcelona Disputation Making This Book: Sources, Historical Narrative, and Visual Media Part V: Resources for Further Research Questions Sources for Additional Reading Glossary Maps and Figures
