Jesus in the Talmud

Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2009. Third Edition. Large octavo with grey cloth boards in grey pictorial jacket; xv, 210 pages; index; 24 cm Very good (-) jacket with small chip to front near fold; mild edgewear, was taped to pastedowns, now in archival mylar; a very good copy that is crisp and bright; ink notes on front flyleaf, some underlining in introduction and pg 113; sticker on rear flyleaf; binding tight. Hardcover. ISBN: 0691129266; 9780691129266

"Scattered throughout the Talmud, the founding document of rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity, can be found quite a few references to Jesus--and they're not flattering. In this lucid, richly detailed, and accessible book, Peter Schafer examines how the rabbis of the Talmud read, understood, and used the New Testament Jesus narrative to assert, ultimately, Judaism's superiority over Christianity." --Jacket copy. Contents: Jesus' family. The son/disciple who turned out badly. The frivolous disciple. The Torah teacher. Healing the in name of Jesus. Jesus' execution. Jesus' disciples. Jesus' punishment in hell. Jesus in the Talmud.