Disputation of Barcelona

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The Disputation of Barcelona was a formal 1263 religious debate before King James I of Aragon between the Jewish scholar Nachmanides and the Christian convert Pablo Christiani over the messianic claims of Christianity and the interpretation of Jewish texts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interfaith dialogue ⓘ
medieval religious controversy ⓘ
public debate ⓘ
religious disputation ⓘ
aftermath censorship and scrutiny of Jewish texts in Aragon ⓘ
chronology 13th century ⓘ
consequence Nachmanides forced to leave the Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Nachmanides’ exile to the Land of Israel ⓘ
date 1263 ⓘ
fieldOfStudy Christian theology ⓘ
Jewish history ⓘ
interreligious studies ⓘ
hasSource Latin Christian records ⓘ
account written by Nachmanides ⓘ
heldBefore James I of Aragon ⓘ
heldInCountry Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
historicalContext medieval Christian–Jewish relations ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
initiatedBy Pablo Christiani ⓘ
jurisdiction Crown of Aragon ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
location Barcelona ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ
mainDebater Nachmanides ⓘ
linked to: Moses ben Nahman

Pablo Christiani ⓘ
notableAspect focus on Talmudic passages about the Messiah ⓘ
relative freedom granted to Jewish side to argue ⓘ
royal audience present at the debate ⓘ
organizedBy Dominican Order ⓘ
linked to: Order of Preachers
participant Nachmanides ⓘ
linked to: Moses ben Nahman

Pablo Christiani ⓘ
presidedOverBy James I of Aragon ⓘ
relatedConcept Jewish–Christian polemics ⓘ
forced religious disputations ⓘ
relatedEvent Disputation of Paris ⓘ
religiousTraditionInvolved Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
result Nachmanides permitted to speak relatively freely ⓘ
subsequent condemnation of Nachmanides by church authorities ⓘ
sponsoredBy James I of Aragon ⓘ
tookPlaceUnderRuler James I of Aragon ⓘ
topic interpretation of Jewish texts ⓘ
messianic claims of Christianity ⓘ
status of Jesus as Messiah ⓘ
use of Talmudic and rabbinic sources ⓘ
year 1263 ⓘ

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Nachmanides → participatedIn → Disputation of Barcelona ⓘ
subject linked to: Nachmanides (Ramban)
Nachmanides → dateOfEvent → Disputation of Barcelona, 1263 ⓘ
subject linked to: Nachmanides (Ramban)
linked to: Disputation of Barcelona
Disputation of Barcelona → consequence → Nachmanides forced to leave the Crown of Aragon ⓘ
linked to: Disputation of Barcelona
Pablo Christiani → knownFor → Disputation of Barcelona ⓘ
Pablo Christiani → notableEvent → Disputation of Barcelona (1263) ⓘ
linked to: Disputation of Barcelona
Moses ben Nahman → participatedIn → Disputation of Barcelona ⓘ
Moses ben Nahman → dateOfEvent → Disputation of Barcelona, 1263 ⓘ
linked to: Disputation of Barcelona
Pau Cristià → participatedIn → Barcelona Disputation ⓘ
linked to: Disputation of Barcelona