Rabbi Yuter discusses the passage in B. Chagiga 15a-b regarding the rabbinic heretic Elisha Ben Avukah aka “Acher” and his relationship with R. Meir, focusing on the particularly Babylonian influence of the narrative.
R. Meir and Elisha Ben Avuyah / Acher Sources (PDF)
R. Meir and Elisha Ben Avuyah / Acher
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