Jewish-Christian Conversation in Fourth-Century Persian Mesopotamia : : A Reconstructed Conversation / / Naomi Koltun-Fromm.
Was there an active Jewish-Christian polemic in fourth-century Persia? Aphrahat’s Demonstrations, a fourth-century adversus Judaeos text, clearly indicates that fourth-century Persian Christians were interested in the debate. Is there evidence of this polemic in the rabbinic literature? Despite the...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2011] ©2011 |
Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Judaism in Context
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (198 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Jews, Christians and Persecutions in Fourth-Century Persia -- Chapter 2. Chosenness: The Election of Israel -- Chapter 3. Marriage and Celibacy in Jewish and Christian Tradition -- Chapter 4. Ritual: Passover and Circumcision -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Post Second Temple Passover Sacrifices? -- Bibliography |
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Summary: | Was there an active Jewish-Christian polemic in fourth-century Persia? Aphrahat’s Demonstrations, a fourth-century adversus Judaeos text, clearly indicates that fourth-century Persian Christians were interested in the debate. Is there evidence of this polemic in the rabbinic literature? Despite the lack of a comparable Jewish or rabbinic adversus Christianos literature, there is evidence, both from Aphrahat and the Rabbis that this polemic was not one sided. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463222710 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463222710 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Naomi Koltun-Fromm. |