Disputation of Paris
E492203
anti-Jewish persecution
disputation
event in medieval France
religious trial
theological controversy
The Disputation of Paris was a 1240s theological trial in which Jewish scholars were compelled to defend the Talmud against accusations of blasphemy before Christian authorities, leading to the condemnation and public burning of numerous Hebrew manuscripts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Disputation of Paris canonical | 2 |
| Paris Talmud Disputation | 1 |
| Reuchlin–Pfefferkorn controversy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5090404 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Disputation of Paris Context triple: [Disputation of Barcelona, relatedEvent, Disputation of Paris]
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A.
Disputation of Barcelona
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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B.
Disputation with the Doctors
Disputation with the Doctors is a New Testament scene in Christian art depicting the young Jesus engaging in learned debate with teachers in the Jerusalem Temple.
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C.
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament is a renowned early 16th-century fresco by Raphael depicting a celestial and earthly assembly centered on the Eucharist, painted for the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura.
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D.
Confutatio Pontificia
Confutatio Pontificia is the official Roman Catholic response drafted at the Diet of Augsburg in 1530 that refuted the Lutheran Augsburg Confession.
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E.
Bern Disputation of 1528
The Bern Disputation of 1528 was a pivotal public theological debate in the Swiss city of Bern that led to the official adoption of Protestant reforms and significantly advanced the Swiss Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Disputation of Paris Target entity description: The Disputation of Paris was a 1240s theological trial in which Jewish scholars were compelled to defend the Talmud against accusations of blasphemy before Christian authorities, leading to the condemnation and public burning of numerous Hebrew manuscripts.
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A.
Disputation of Barcelona
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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B.
Disputation with the Doctors
Disputation with the Doctors is a New Testament scene in Christian art depicting the young Jesus engaging in learned debate with teachers in the Jerusalem Temple.
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C.
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament is a renowned early 16th-century fresco by Raphael depicting a celestial and earthly assembly centered on the Eucharist, painted for the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura.
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D.
Confutatio Pontificia
Confutatio Pontificia is the official Roman Catholic response drafted at the Diet of Augsburg in 1530 that refuted the Lutheran Augsburg Confession.
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E.
Bern Disputation of 1528
The Bern Disputation of 1528 was a pivotal public theological debate in the Swiss city of Bern that led to the official adoption of Protestant reforms and significantly advanced the Swiss Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Jewish persecution
ⓘ
disputation ⓘ event in medieval France ⓘ religious trial ⓘ theological controversy ⓘ |
| accusedParty |
Talmud
ⓘ
rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBookBurning | 1242 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Jewish chronicles
ⓘ
Latin Christian sources ⓘ |
| endTime | 1240 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further medieval disputations between Christians and Jews ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Paris Talmud Disputation
ⓘ
linked to:
Disputation of Paris
Trial of the Talmud in Paris ⓘ |
| hasName | Disputation of Paris ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Rabbi Judah of Melun
ⓘ
Rabbi Moses of Coucy ⓘ Rabbi Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise ⓘ Rabbi Yechiel of Paris ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbeinu Yechiel of Paris
|
| historicalContext |
medieval Christian–Jewish relations
ⓘ
medieval anti-Judaism ⓘ |
| impact |
intensification of censorship of Jewish texts
ⓘ
loss of major Talmudic collections in France ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Christian theologians
ⓘ
Dominican Order ⓘ
linked to:
Dominican friars
Franciscan Order ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Friars Minor
Jewish scholars ⓘ |
| legalForm |
inquisitorial procedure
ⓘ
public disputation ⓘ |
| location |
Paris
ⓘ
University of Paris ⓘ
linked to:
La Sorbonne
Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| mainAccuser | Nicholas Donin ⓘ |
| numberOfManuscriptsBurned | thousands of Hebrew manuscripts ⓘ |
| organizedUnderAuthorityOf | Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| patron | Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| placeOfBookBurning |
Place de Grève, Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Place de Grève
|
| presidingAuthority |
Blanche of Castile
ⓘ
Christian ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ Eudes de Châteauroux ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
Judaism ⓘ |
| result |
condemnation of the Talmud
ⓘ
confiscation of Hebrew manuscripts ⓘ public burning of Hebrew books ⓘ strengthening of anti-Talmud policies in Christian Europe ⓘ |
| startTime | 1240 ⓘ |
| subjectOfDispute |
alleged blasphemies against Christianity in the Talmud
ⓘ
status of the Talmud in Christian society ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Disputation of Paris Description of subject: The Disputation of Paris was a 1240s theological trial in which Jewish scholars were compelled to defend the Talmud against accusations of blasphemy before Christian authorities, leading to the condemnation and public burning of numerous Hebrew manuscripts.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Disputation of Paris
linked to: Disputation of Paris