Christian Polemic against the Jews in the Middle Ages, The - Softcover

Dahan, Gilbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0268008302 ISBN 13: 9780268008307

Verlag: University of Notre Dame Press, 1998

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Book by Dahan Gilbert

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"The publication of this English version of Dahan's study is timely, because he presents a remarkable review of what was happening in the field of Christian polemical literature and a guide for situating individual authors in their historical, social, and theological contexts."--Theological Studies

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Gilbert Dahan offers a compact overview of Jewish conditions in medieval Western Christendom, then moves to a discussion of the changing patterns of Christian-Jewish polemical confrontation. Dahan lays particular emphasis on the shift during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries from a fairly open exchange of views to a concerted Christian effort to convert the Jews. After establishing this context, Dahan analyzes the most common literary genres (including disputatio) in which these arguments were couched, their underlying structures and the most important recurring themes. This volume is particularly useful for its clear delineation of the historical phases of Christian polemicizing, its cogent analysis of key aspects of Christian polemical literature, and its rich citation of illustrative texts. Whether it be shared examination of the sacred texts or impassioned discussion over the theses belonging to each of the two religions, the Judeo-Christian "dispute" continued throughout the Middle Ages, and seems to be carried on in some way even in the Judeo-Christian dialogue of today.

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• Verlag: University of Notre Dame Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0268008302
• ISBN 13: 9780268008307
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 146