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The Emden-Eibeschutz Controversy
Sources address the eighteenth-century rabbinic dispute between Jacob Emden and Jonathan Eibeschutz, centered on questions of heresy, false prophecy, and rabbinical authority. The controversy invoked classical frameworks from Tanakh and Chazal regarding the identification of heretics and false prophets, as well as debates about the legitimacy and divisiveness of rabbinic disputes themselves.
כָּל מַחֲלֹקֶת שֶׁהִיא לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם, סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם
Jewish Theological Critique of Christianity
Classical Jewish sources—from Tanakh through the Rishonim and Acharonim—examine Christian doctrine, messianic claims, and the relationship between Christianity and Jewish law. The sources present the traditional Jewish rejection of Christian theology while tracing how early rabbinic texts engaged with Christianity's historical origins.
כִּֽי־יָק֤וּם בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙ נָבִ֔יא א֖וֹ חֹלֵ֣ם חֲל֑וֹם וְנָתַ֥ן אֵלֶ֛יךָ א֖וֹת א֥וֹ מוֹפֵֽת