▁been ▁said ▁above , ▁Jose ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁disput ation . ▁When ▁his ▁companion ▁Jud ah ▁desired ▁to ▁exclude ▁Me ï r ' s ▁dis ci ples ▁from ▁his ▁school , ▁Jose ▁dis su aded ▁him . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁characteristic ▁say ings ▁is , ▁" He ▁who ▁indicates ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁the ▁Mess iah , ▁he ▁who ▁h ates ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁their ▁dis ci ples , ▁and ▁the ▁false ▁proph et ▁and ▁the ▁s land erer , ▁will ▁have ▁no ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁world ." ▁According ▁to ▁B acher ▁this ▁was ▁directed ▁against ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Christians . ▁ ▁Qu otes ▁ ▁Let ▁your ▁friend ' s ▁money ▁be ▁as ▁pre cious ▁to ▁you ▁as ▁your ▁own , ▁and ▁prepare ▁yourself ▁for ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁since ▁it ▁( i . e . ▁learning ▁and ▁knowledge ) ▁is ▁not ▁passed ▁down ▁unto ▁you ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁an ▁inheritance . ▁ ▁If ▁any ▁man ▁says ▁to ▁you , ▁' There ▁is ▁world ly ▁wisdom ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁among ▁the ▁gent iles ,' ▁believe ▁him . ▁But ▁if ▁he ▁says ▁to ▁you , ▁' The ▁Div ine ▁Law ▁( T or ah ) ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁among ▁the ▁gent iles ,' ▁do ▁not ▁believe ▁him . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Resources ▁Sch ech ter , ▁Sol omon ▁and ▁M . ▁Sel ig so hn . ▁" Jose ▁ben ▁ Ḥ al aft a ." ▁Jewish ▁Encyclopedia . ▁F unk ▁and ▁W agn alls , ▁ 1 9 0 1