Creator Bio
Jacob ben Reuben
12th Century
Little is known about Jacob ben Reuben, other than that he wrote a significant Hebrew polemical work against Christianity, known as Book of the Wars of the Lord (Sefer milḥamot ha-Shem), in southern France around 1170.
Content by Jacob ben Reuben
Primary Source
Book of the Wars of the Lord
Sefer milḥamot ha-Shem
Matthew 5:33–39You have heard what was said to the old ones: You must not swear falsely by My name. (Leviticus 19:12) . . . 34 I say to you, do not swear at all; neither by heaven, for it is God’s…