The Hanged One: Maaseh Talui. Yeshu HaNotzri. Molcho Edition. English & Hebrew For Sale

A carefully reconstructed compendium of the three surviving manuscript traditions of Ma‘aseh Yeshu — a text historically transmitted in the margins of Jewish communities, often hidden, whispered, or copied under threat of censorship, due in large to the first-hand accounts and insights surrounding "The Immaculate Conception" and lineage thereof. This edition preserves both the original Hebrew (Lashon ha‑Kodesh) and a faithful English translation, making it accessible to scholars, collectors and students of Jewish history, polemical literature and Jewish origin accounts, of the figure known today as "Jesus Christ".The cover’s ornate gold filigree and double‑headed eagle motif echo the medieval manuscript tradition from which this narrative emerges, while the bilingual presentation allows readers to engage with the text on multiple levels: modern, historical, philological and theological etc...
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Why This Volume Is Exceptional:
- A rare text preserved across centuries: Few works survived the combined pressures of censorship, persecution and manuscript loss.
- Three manuscript traditions in one volume: Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Eastern variants — a unique comparative resource.
- Molcho Edition quality: Known for producing clean, readable, reverent editions of difficult or suppressed texts.
- Ideal for scholars and collectors: This is the kind of volume that appeals to academic researchers, Judaica collectors, and students of Jewish‑Christian polemical history.
- Bilingual format: Hebrew for authenticity; English for accessibility.For anyone studying Jewish history, interreligious polemics, manuscript traditions, or the cultural defenses of Jewish communities in exile.
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Author’s Overview:
"Ma‘aseh Talui: The Tale of the Hanged One is a faithful and carefully prepared compendium that gathers into one volume three extant manuscripts of the ancient polemical narrative known as Ma‘aseh Yeshu, preserved and transmitted under the sacred name of Rabban Yoḥanan ben Zakkai, may his memory be for a blessing.This sefer, drawn from diverse traditions and copied in the margins of our people’s wanderings, preserves a hidden account—rooted in the oral lore and sharpened by the pens of sages—concerning the life and downfall of Yeshu ha-Notzri, the one who led Israel astray. In these pages are recorded, not in the manner of modern polemic, but with the sobriety and allusiveness befitting the talmidei chachamim, the wondrous and shameful deeds of that man, his controversies with the Sages, and the judgment that befell him from the court of Rabban Yoḥanan ben Zakkai and his contemporaries, in accordance with the law of the Torah.Each manuscript herein—one Ashkenazi, one Sephardi, and one of the Eastern lands—bears witness to a tradition ancient in Israel, transmitted in whispers among scholars, and preserved despite the persecutions of censor and flame. The variants are presented with care and reverence, with fidelity to the original lashon ha-kodesh in which they were composed.This work is offered not as a mere curiosity, but as a window into the inner defenses of Israel’s sages in the generations of exile and confusion. It is a testimony to the resilience of the Torah’s guardians, who met falsehood not with flattery, but with truth spoken obliquely, in the tongue of parable and satire.Let the wise reader approach with awe and understanding, and may this sefer be a shield for the generations to come."
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Maaseh Talui • Maaseh Yeshu • Molcho Edition • Eng/Hebrew • Like New
Ma'aseh Talui Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai, Judaism, English and Hebrew Translation
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Ma‘aseh Talui: The Account of the Hanged One
Edition: Molcho Edition
Languages: English and Hebrew
Format: Softcover
Condition: Like New
Subject: Jewish polemical literature, medieval manuscripts, Kabbalistic‑era narrative tradition

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