Jewish Abstention from Pork
Question 5
Whether the Jews abstain from pork because of reverence or aversion for the pig
Speakers: Callistratus, Polycrates, Lamprias
1. When he had finished, and some of those present would have made an extended reply to his arguments, Callistratus headed them off by saying, “What…
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m. Ḥullin 8:1, 3
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t. Ḥullin 8:6
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b. Ḥullin 108a–b
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