ISBN:
9789004509481
,
9789004101869
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Year of publication:
1994
Series Statement:
Studia Post Biblica 46
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Anti-Judaism and Early Christian Identity : A Critique of the Scholarly Consensus
Keywords:
Christianity and other religions Judaism
;
Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
;
Judaism Relations
;
Christianity
Abstract:
Against the scholarly consensus that assumes early Christians were involved in a rivalry for converts with contemporary Jews, this book shows that the target of patristic writers was rather a symbolic Judaism, and their aim was to define theologically the young church's identity. In identifying and categorizing the hypotheses put forward by modern scholars to defend their view of a Jewish-Christian "conflict", this book demonstrates how current theories have generated faulty notions about the perceptions and motivations of ancient Christians and Jews. Beyond its relevance to students of the early church, this book addresses the broader question of Christian responsibility for modern anti-Semitism. It shows how the focus on a supposedly social rivalry, obscures the depth and disquieting nature of the connections between early anti-Judaism and Christian identity
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1163/9789004509481
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