 It was not until much later, he declares, that the casuists ("poseḳim") established such ordinances as a part of the Law.Consequently, Modena was, in many cases wrong in attacking the Talmudists.Reggio's theory has been refuted by Simon Stern in the preface to his German translation of Modena's works published under the title "Der Kampf des Rabbiners Gegen den Talmud im XVII.