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Mordecai, Jacob, Analysis and Refutation of Christian Readings of the Hebrew Bible, circa 1820s

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of a 38-page autograph manuscript written in English, with some Hebrew, containing Mordecai's response to purported challenges to Judaism by Christians. Mordecai writes that "a learned Christian disputed with [me]" and "a certain man of the highest order among those who are followers of Martin Luther, in arguing with me..." and supplies responses to Christian readings of specific passages in Tanach, accompanied by close readings of his own. Pages 15 and 16 also include a discussion about the authority of Rabban Gamaliel.

Arrangement

Acquisitions are arranged alphabetically by author.

Collection History

Acquisition:

AM 2020-58

Appraisal

No materials were separated from the collection during 2018-2023 processing.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by John Delaney in 2013. Finding aid updated by John Delaney in 2013; Kelly Bolding in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021; Faith Charlton in 2021; and Amy C. Vo in 2023.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Credit this material:

Mordecai, Jacob, 1762-1838, Analysis and Refutation of Christian Readings of the Hebrew Bible; Leonard L. Milberg '53 Collection of Manuscripts, Correspondence, and Photographs, C0962, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (mss): Box B-001224