Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

public interreligious disputation before royal and popular witnesses

public_interreligious_disputation_before_royal_and_popular_witnesses

A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Revelation and Scripture. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS / THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I.; lines 1779-1828 confidence: medium

    The inhabitants of Najran are said to have become Christians in the time of Dhu Nows; Jews of Hamyar challenged neighboring Christians to a three-day public disputation before the king, nobility, and people, with Gregentius for Christians and Herbanus for Jews.

    The passage reports a three-day outdoor disputation between Jewish and Christian representatives before the king, nobility, and all the people.

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