Rudolf Martin Meelführer
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Rudolf Martin Meelführer (1670–1729) was a German Hebraist. He was a student of Wagenseil at the University of Altdorf
, and followed his teacher in study of the depiction of Christianity in the Talmud
. He taught at Altdorf
and then was adjunct in philosophy at Wittenberg
.
His 1699 dissertation Jesus in Talmude (“Jesus in the Talmud”) was the first study fulled devoted to the subject.
University of Altdorf
The University of Altdorf was a university in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, a small town outside Nuremberg. It was founded in the late 16th century, received university privileges in 1622 and was closed in 1809 by Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria....
, and followed his teacher in study of the depiction of Christianity in the Talmud
Jesus in the Talmud
The Talmud contains passages that some scholars have concluded are references to Christian traditions about Jesus.The history of textual transmission of these passages is complex and scholars are not agreed concerning which passages are original, and which were added later or removed later in...
. He taught at Altdorf
Altdorf
Altdorf may refer to: In Switzerland:*Altdorf, Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Uri , *Altdorf, Schaffhausen, a village in the canton of Schaffhausen ,...
and then was adjunct in philosophy at Wittenberg
Wittenberg
Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a city in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the river Elbe. It has a population of about 50,000....
.
His 1699 dissertation Jesus in Talmude (“Jesus in the Talmud”) was the first study fulled devoted to the subject.