I am gathering info for a doctoral thesis. Celsus ridiculed Christians of his time by calling them second-rate Jews. I am aware of Origen’s defense in behalf of Christians, but did any Jewish writer weight in? I am aware that Jewish sources of that era are scarce.
Because Celsus used a lot of print denigrating Jews, and the Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmud present aggressive arguments in defense of Judaism, but they don't address Celsus.
Apologetics are not so much for outsiders, but to encourage and comfort adherents. If you look closely, it's in the Talmud. Heard of Yeshu'a ben Panthera?
You catch my drift.
Because Celsus used a lot of print denigrating Jews, and the Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmud present aggressive arguments in defense of Judaism, but they don't address Celsus.
Apologetics are not so much for outsiders, but to encourage and comfort adherents. If you look closely, it's in the Talmud. Heard of Yeshu'a ben Panthera?
You catch my drift.