The earliest wording of the 18 Benedictions says God's glory dwells in the Jerusalem Temple, which suggests that at least some of this wording originated before its destruction in 70CE. The curse against the "minim" was probably directed against the Sadducees, replacing the curse against Pharisees (which is referred to but is now lost). The anti-Christian curse against "Natzerines" is referred to by 2nd C Tertullian and Justin Martyr but it is unlikely to be as old as the mutual curses of Sadducees and Pharisees.
"The Eighteen Benedictions and the Minim Before 70 CE"
The earliest wording of the 18 Benedictions says God's glory dwells in the Jerusalem Temple, which suggests that at least some of this wording originated before its destruction in 70CE. The curse against the "minim" was probably directed against the Sadducees, replacing the curse against Pharisees (which is referred to but is now lost). The anti-Christian curse against "Natzerines" is referred to by 2nd C Tertullian and Justin Martyr but it is unlikely to be as old as the mutual curses of Sadducees and Pharisees.
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