Disputatio Iudaei et Christiani

work by Gilbert Crispin

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Disputatio Iudaei et Christiani is a work by Gilbert Crispin, an English cleric and abbot of Westminster Abbey who lived around the 11th and 12th centuries. The work is a dialogue between Crispin and a Jewish acquaintance from Mainz, discussing the Christian faith. Crispin was influenced by St. Anselm of Canterbury and his interactions with this Jewish man. The dialogue explores theological differences between Judaism and Christianity.1

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Gilbert Crispin
His skillful writings include Disputatio Iudaei et Christiani, in which a dialogue on the Christian faith is carried out between Gilbert and his Jewish acquaintance. Other historical and doctrinal works are De Simoniacis, De Spiritu Sancto, and Disputatio Christiani cum gentilli.
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His skillful writings include Disputatio Iudaei et Christiani, in which a dialogue on the Christian faith is carried out between Gilbert and his Jewish acquaintance. Other historical and doctrinal works are De Simoniacis, De Spiritu Sancto, and Disputatio Christiani cum gentilli.
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