Jews and Christians in contact and controversy / William Horbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horbury, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Judaism.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism--History.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : T&T Clark, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focuses on the interconnected subjects of polemic and biblical interpretation. Nine chapters 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 chapters concentrate on medieval and early modern Jewish apologetic.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; I: Jewish Unity and the Benediction of the Minim; II: Jewish and Christian Polemic in Antiquity; III: Jews and Christians on the Bible; IV: Early Christians on Jewish Prayer; V: Mediaeval and Early Modern Jewish Polemic; The Ancient World; Mediaeval and Early Modern Polemic; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; Index of Subjects

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611783624

9781281783622

1281783625

9780567389565

0567389561

OCLC:

437129410