Kalmin CHRL 1994

This article, written by a professor of the Talmud at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, discusses the different attitudes toward Christians and heretics in Rabbinic Literature. The author illuminates differences in attitudes in different Jewish communities and suggests that the history of these communities can be better understood by how they wrote about heretics and Christians. The two Jewish communities he is concerned with are the Palestinian and Babylonian Jewish communities during the writing of the Talmud. Kalmin delves into several interesting topics including the fact that some Talmudic literature uses the term "rabbi" to refer to Jesus of Nazareth. The article also focuses on the development and shift of rabbinic thought on the subject of heretics and Christians as the years went by. This would be an excellent source for anyone who is interested in the topic of Jewish commentary on Christianity in the Talmud as well as the identification of Talmudic Jewish communities based upon their beliefs about heretics and Christians.