[Avodah] Was Ben Petura a Christian?

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:47:31 +0100
"L Reich" <lreich at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

...

> I have a vague memory of reading somewhere that Ben Petura was not a Tanna, 
> but a Christian.
> 
> Can anyone cast light on this?

http://www.etzion.org.il/dk/1to899/760daf.htm#Heading7
http://www.education.gov.il/tochniyot_Limudim/machshevet/download/PerekAMaim.doc [p. 21, 24]

Yitzhak
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