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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.
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.
Price: $183.00
Pages: 210
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Studia Post Biblica
Publication Date:
01 January 1994
ISBN: 9789004101869
Format: Hardcover
'This is a powerful, well-written study and essential reading for historians of the early church, for historical theologians, and for all interested in Jewish-Christian dialogue'.
Gary A. Gaudin, ARC, 1995.
'Raises important questions for anyone seeking to understand the relations between Judaism and Christian in this period.'
Fred W. Burnett Religious Studies Review, 1996.
Gary A. Gaudin, ARC, 1995.
'Raises important questions for anyone seeking to understand the relations between Judaism and Christian in this period.'
Fred W. Burnett Religious Studies Review, 1996.
Miriam Taylor currently works for a Jewish research institute in Montreal. After doing policy-oriented political research in Ottawa, she took her D.Phil.in Theology at Oxford (1992). Her major research interest is in the sources of Christian anti-Semitism.