Language:
French
Year of publication:
1988
Titel der Quelle:
Revue de l'Histoire des Religions
Angaben zur Quelle:
205,2 (1988) 115-131
Keywords:
Antisemitism History To 500
;
Christianity History 324-638
;
Christianity History
;
Jerusalem (Israel) History 70-325 A.D., Roman period
;
Jerusalem (Israel) History 325-638, Byzantine period
Abstract:
Constantine's conversion to Christianity resulted in a profound change in relations between ethnic, cultural, and religious groups within the Roman Empire. The only survivor of the state's campaign for religious unity was Judaism. As a result, features previously reserved to describe heathens and heretics were transferred to the Jews and were found in medieval demonization. From the 4th century, Palestine became the Christian Holy Land and Jews were denied access to Jerusalem. The patristic religious literature of Jerusalem was nevertheless full of polemics against "Jews", apparently echoing the Church-Synagogue conflict of the time. It seems, however, that Christian anti-Judaism crystallized first around hostility towards the members of the Judeo-Christian community living in the city who refused to renounce some of their Jewish practices and were denounced in the writings of the Early Church.
Note:
Appeared also in his collected articles "Savoir et salut" (1992).
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