Establishing boundaries : Christian-Jewish relations in early council texts and the writings of Church Fathers / / by F.J.E. Boddens Hosang.

• Superior document: Jewish and Christian perspectives series, v. 19
• Author: Boddens Hosang, F. J. E.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; v. 19.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (213 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book addresses the ongoing close relations between ordinary Christians and Jews on a daily basis at a time when church leaders were increasingly trying to establish boundaries between Christians and other religious groupings, especially Jews. Until recently, most historical studies of late antique Christian-Jewish relations had been primarily based on the writings of the church fathers.This new study makes use of a new type of source material: fourth to late sixth century council documents in which clear indications are given of the daily relationships between Christians and Jews. The texts from the eastern and western Mediterranean describe contacts between Christianity and Judaism at the level of ordinary people. These contacts remained close for a much longer period than the church leaders would have liked.

Table of Contents

Fourth century developments -- Jews and Christians in the scholarly debate -- Judaism in decline -- Parting of the ways -- A different type of -- Source material: council texts -- The Council of Elvira -- Pre-fourth century -- Archeological and literary evidence for Jews and Christians in Spain -- The Jewish evidence -- The Christian evidence -- Fourth century evidence for Jews and Christians in Spain -- Jewish evidence -- Christian evidence -- Jews in Christian texts -- The Council of Elvira -- Graeco-Roman meals -- Jewish meals -- Christian meals -- The Council of Laodicea -- Fourth century Anatolia: introduction -- Jewish evidence in Anatolia -- Evidence for Christians in Anatolia -- The Council of Laodicea -- The Apostolic Canons -- Fourth century Antioch: Jewish and Christian evidence -- Christian-Jewish relations in Church Father texts -- The Apostolic Canons -- Gaul -- Fifth century Gaul -- Jewish evidence -- Christian evidence -- Christian authors on Jews and Judaism -- The text of the Statuta ecclesiae antiqua -- Later Gallic Councils (c. 465-541) -- Vannes -- Agde -- Epaon -- Orleans II -- Clermont -- Orleans III -- Orleans IV.