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 do you think of the assertion that it is precisely the most…
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