ular ▁sciences ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁seriously ▁applied ▁himself ▁during ▁his ▁Tal m ud ic ▁studies . ▁Having ▁obtained ▁the ▁rather ▁unw illing ▁permission ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁call ▁to ▁a ▁prominent ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Jewish ▁Cons istory ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁ful filled ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁t utor ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Bar uch ▁We il . ▁The ▁results ▁of ▁his ▁method ▁of ▁teaching ▁induced ▁the ▁Catholic ▁families ▁of ▁Louis ▁M ert ien ▁and ▁Bernard ▁M ert ien ▁to ▁entr ust ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁his ▁care . ▁He ▁writes : ▁" St ir red ▁by ▁the ▁ed ifying ▁examples ▁of ▁Catholic ▁p iety ▁contin ually ▁set ▁before ▁me ▁to ▁the ▁further ance ▁of ▁my ▁own ▁salv ation , ▁the ▁t endency ▁towards ▁Christian ity , ▁born ▁in ▁earlier ▁life , ▁acquired ▁such ▁strength ▁that ▁I ▁resist ed ▁no ▁longer ." ▁ ▁He ▁now ▁applied ▁himself ▁stud iously ▁to ▁pat rist ic ▁the ology ▁and ▁special ized ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁Sept u ag int ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁investigate ▁accus ations ▁made ▁by ▁certain ▁rabb is ▁that ▁the ▁Alexand rian ▁transl ators ▁had ▁been ▁un fa ith ful ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁Heb rew . ▁These ▁studies ▁resulted ▁in ▁his ▁un question ed ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁div inity ▁and ▁Mess iah ship ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ . ▁On ▁Mau nd y ▁Th urs day , ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁he ▁ren ounced ▁J uda