[NYer]

Despite the noble lineage, Herford noted, the Talmudic text referred to Jesus as "Ben Pandira," roughly translated as "son of a virgin," which was considered an epithet.

A truly informative article and a worthy read.

[livius]

Very interesting article. Biblical scholars are such a mess. One of the parishes I lived in in NYC had a pastor who was a well-known Biblical scholar. I think, deep down inside, he was a believer (based on my experience of occasionally going to Confession to him). But he began everything in his homilies with, "It is commonly misunderstood..." [fill in blanks - that Jesus rose from the dead, raised the dead, healed the sick, or even existed...].