Jewish-Christian Conversation in Fourth-Century Persian Mesopotamia : A Reconstructed Conversation / Naomi Koltun-Fromm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koltun-Fromm, Naomi, author.

Series:

Judaism in context ; 12.

Judaism in Context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 188 pages).

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2011]

Language Note:

In English.

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Apr 2019)

ISBN:

9781463222710

1463222718

OCLC:

1100435698