Parallels
Other Jewish polemic or apologetic sources:
- Jesus in the Talmud
- Sefer Nestor ha-Komer or The Book of Nestor the Priest c.600 CE
- Milhamoth ha-Shem of Jacob Ben Reuben 12C
- Sefer Nizzahon Yashan or Nizzahon vetus 13C
- Sefer Joseph Hamekane of R. Joseph hen R. Nathan l'official 13C (Paris MS)
- The Touchstone of Ibn Shaprut
- Hasdai Crescas
- Leon Modena
The works bear striking resemblance to Christian legends regarding Simon Magus, and to 12th century Christian portrayals of Muhammad.
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