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The Stern Master and His Wayward Disciple: a "Jesus" Story in the Talmud and in Christian Hagiography

The Stern Master and His Wayward Disciple: a "Jesus" Story in the Talmud and in Christian... THE STERN MASTER AND HIS WAYWARD DISCIPLE: A "JESUS" STORY IN THE TALMUD AND IN CHRISTIAN HAGIOGRAPHY BY STEPHEN GERO Eberhard-Karls- Universität, Tübingen Among the Talmudic accounts of the putative founders of the Pharisaic movement there is a well-known anecdote, which relates, in a vivid fashion, the falling out between one of these masters and his unworthy disciple. The story, in brief, goes as follows. During the return to Jerusalem, after a temporary sojourn (enforced or voluntary) in Alexandria, the master and his entourage stop at an inn, where they are very hospitably received. Upon departure the master makes an ambiguously phrased remark, which could be interpreted as paying a compliment to the attractive appearance of the hostess responsible for the reception of the travellers. The dis- ciple, supposedly misunderstanding the intent and the words of the master, objects and says that the eyes of the lady in question were, in some way, defective. The master is of course scandalized by the disciple's presumptuous comment, which betrays all too profane preoccupations, administers a stinging rebuke, and drives him away. The upshot of the estrangement, provoked by a seemingly minor matter, is either the irreversible apostasy of the disciple http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal for the Study of Judaism Brill

The Stern Master and His Wayward Disciple: a "Jesus" Story in the Talmud and in Christian Hagiography

Journal for the Study of Judaism , Volume 25 (2): 287 – Jan 1, 1994

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© 1994 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0047-2212
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1570-0631
DOI
10.1163/157006394X00078
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THE STERN MASTER AND HIS WAYWARD DISCIPLE: A "JESUS" STORY IN THE TALMUD AND IN CHRISTIAN HAGIOGRAPHY BY STEPHEN GERO Eberhard-Karls- Universität, Tübingen Among the Talmudic accounts of the putative founders of the Pharisaic movement there is a well-known anecdote, which relates, in a vivid fashion, the falling out between one of these masters and his unworthy disciple. The story, in brief, goes as follows. During the return to Jerusalem, after a temporary sojourn (enforced or voluntary) in Alexandria, the master and his entourage stop at an inn, where they are very hospitably received. Upon departure the master makes an ambiguously phrased remark, which could be interpreted as paying a compliment to the attractive appearance of the hostess responsible for the reception of the travellers. The dis- ciple, supposedly misunderstanding the intent and the words of the master, objects and says that the eyes of the lady in question were, in some way, defective. The master is of course scandalized by the disciple's presumptuous comment, which betrays all too profane preoccupations, administers a stinging rebuke, and drives him away. The upshot of the estrangement, provoked by a seemingly minor matter, is either the irreversible apostasy of the disciple

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Published: Jan 1, 1994

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