The Sentencing of Jesus (Gzar-Dina De-Yeshu) [electronic resource] : The 'Authentic' Jewish Protocols of the Trial of Jesus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bohak, Gideon, 1961- author.

Series:

Cambridge Semitic languages and cultures

Semitic Languages and Cultures Series 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Trial--Early works to 1800.

Jesus Christ.

Toledot Yeshu.

Toledot Yeshu--Translations into English.

Polemics--Religious aspects.

Local Subjects:

Polemics--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2026.

Summary:

"This monograph offers a rich and insightful study of The Sentencing of Jesus, an ancient Jewish polemical narrative describing the trial and execution of Jesus, which is the earliest of all the Toledot Yeshu texts. The volume includes a substantial historical introduction, carefully edited synopses of the Aramaic, Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew versions, detailed philological and exegetical notes on the text and its transmission history, and an English translation. In his comments, Bohak explores recurring themes in Late Antique literature--such as the apologetic and polemical uses of authentic or forged protocols of trials and executions, envisioning an enemy hanged on an unexpected tree, the humiliation of dragging a corpse through the streets for all to see, and the use of magical handbooks and of spells to heal or harm--shedding new light on the cultural and literary resonances of these motifs. Detailed linguistic analyses trace translations and mistranslations across Aramaic, Hebrew, and Judaeo-Arabic traditions. By reconstructing an ancient polemical text that has previously been known only in a fragmentary manner, and by situating it both within its Late Antique context and in the context of previous scholarship, this book makes a significant contribution to the study of Judaism, and of Jewish-Christian relations, in Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Toledot Yeshu and its study

The textual witnesses

The relations between the textual witnesses, and the question of an urtext

The contents, structure, title and genre of the ‘Pilate’ recension of Toledot Yeshu

Gzar-dina de-Yeshu—date and place of origin

The principles guiding the current edition

Gzar-dina de-Yeshu—text, translation and commentary

Setting the stage

Pilatus and Yehudah the gardener

Pilatus and Yeshu

Pilatus and Yoḥanan

Yeshu’s disciples

Yeshu, Yoḥanan, and Tiberinus Caesar

Executing Yoḥanan and Yeshu

The fate of Yeshu’s body.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (DOAB, viewed July 9, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Bohak, Gideon The Sentencing of Jesus (Gzar-Dina De-Yeshu)

ISBN:

9781805117391

1805117394

OCLC:

1595735482

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access