{"product_id":"debating-truth-the-barcelona-disputation-of-1263-a-graphic-history-paperback","title":"Debating Truth: The Barcelona Disputation of 1263, a Graphic History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNina Caputo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLiz Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1263, Nahmanides (Rabbi Moses ben Nahman, c. 1195-1270) traveled from his home in Girona to Barcelona at the behest of King James I of Aragon (1213-1276) to debate with a Dominican Friar named Paul about specific claims concerning the Messiah in Judaism and Christianity. The two disputants, each thoroughly convinced of the indisputable truth of his own religious faith and theological interpretations, argued their positions before a panel of judges headed by James I himself. Nina Caputo's new graphic history tells the story of the Barcelona Disputation from the perspective of Nahmanides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy combining the visual power of graphics with primary sources, contextualizing essays, historiography, and study questions, \u003cem\u003eDebating Truth\u003c\/em\u003e explores issues of the nature of truth, interfaith relations, and the complicated dynamics between Christians and Jews in the medieval Mediterranean.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNina Caputo \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor of History at the University of Florida. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eNahmanides in Medieval Catalonia: History, Community, Messianism\u003c\/em\u003e (2007), and coeditor, with Andrea Sterk, of \u003cem\u003eFaithful Narratives: Historians, Religion, and the Challenge of Objectivity\u003c\/em\u003e (2014). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiz Clarke\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professional illustrator based in Cape Town, South Africa.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52646384140595,"sku":"9780190226367","price":82.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/s6g51CI1eq9780190226367.webp?v=1762426409","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/debating-truth-the-barcelona-disputation-of-1263-a-graphic-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}