Commentary for Sanhedrin 76:13
תנן התם ר"א אומר הוי שקוד ללמוד תורה ודע מה שתשיב לאפיקורוס אמר ר' יוחנן ל"ש אלא אפיקורוס (של) עובדי כוכבים אבל אפיקורוס ישראל כ"ש דפקר טפי
and again,] Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord their God.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jer. XXII, 9, referring to belief in God. ');"><sup>32</sup></span> We learnt elsewhere:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Aboth II, 14. ');"><sup>33</sup></span> R. Eliezer said: Be diligent to learn the Torah and know how to answer an Epikoros.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who endeavours to draw support from the Torah for his beliefs. [H] is derived from the personal name, Epicurus, and is adopted by the Talmud for the sake of the play upon the word [H] 'to be free from restraint'. To denote one who denies God and his commandments, v. Herford, Christianity in Talmud p. 120. ');"><sup>34</sup></span>
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