Q&A: The Ten Martyrs
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The Ten Martyrs
Question
I heard a lecture in which Rabbi Sherki said that the story of the Ten Martyrs is an invented story that did not really happen. I’d be glad to hear your opinion.
Answer
Possibly. It is quite clear that the descriptions and liturgical poems are not pure historical fact.
Discussion on Answer
If so, then it’s completely straightforward. Obviously it did not happen at the same time.
He didn’t say that. He said that it did not happen at the same time or in any systematic way; rather, this is the way the Sages conceived of how to understand the reality.