Jews and ChristiansJewish-Christian contact and controversy were central to early Christian experience. An understanding of this interaction and its continuation over the centuries is also central to any true understanding of the history of Christianity and of the history of Judaism. The twelve chapters of this book deal especially with the interconnected subjects of polemic and biblical interpretation. Nine are concerned with the ancient world, beginning with post-exilic Jewish writing and the New Testament and going on to later pagan, Jewish and Christian controversies. Three concentrate on medieval and early modern Jewish controversies. William Horbury makes an important contribution to the understanding of abundant primary sources, both Jewish and Christian, which remain in large part under-explored. |
Contents
Mediaeval and Early Modern Polemic | 244 |
Bibliography | 297 |
Index of References | 313 |
Index of Authors | 331 |
Index of Subjects | 338 |
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Adversus Iudaeos Amidah anti-Christian anti-Judaic Aphrahat apologetic apostates argument attested baptism Bible biblical book XV Briel Cambridge canon Celsus chapter Christ Christian church cited comparable contemporary context covenant covenantal curse Deut Dialogue diaspora discussed early Christian Eighteen Benedictions envisaged Epistle of Barnabas evidence exclusion exegesis false prophecy gentile Gospel Greek Hackspan Harnack Hengel Horbury interpretation Isaac Cardoso Israel Jerome Jerusalem Jesus Jewish and Christian Jewish community Jewish-Christian Jews Jews and Christians Josephus JTS N.S. Judaism judgement Justin Justin Martyr Krauss Latin linked Lipmann literature Marx mediaeval messianic Midrash minim miracles Mishnah Nizzahon noted origin pagan paragraph passages patristic Pentateuchal period Philo polemic prayer probably prophets proselytes Pseudo-Cyprian Quirinum quoted rabbinic reference Roman Sanh scriptures second century second recension Second Temple Septuagintal sermon sources suggested synagogue Talmud Targum Tefillah Tertullian Testament Thess tradition Twelfth Benediction verse writings xxiii