The Origins of Anti-Semitism: Attitudes Toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian Antiquity

The Origins of Anti-Semitism: Attitudes Toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian Antiquity

by JohnG.Gager (Author)

Synopsis

A revisionist reading of early anti-Judaism, in which the author challenges the prevailing opinion and offers a richer picture than ever before of the Jews and Christians of antiquity. 'A very important contribution to the clarifying of the complexity of the relaionships between Jews, Christians, and pagans in Greco-Roman culture.' Rosemary Radford Ruether, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 31 Oct 1985

ISBN 10: 0195036077
ISBN 13: 9780195036077

Media Reviews
A book of compelling and powerful historical argument. Coherent and well documented, his fresh approach treats a difficult problem in a remarkably interesting way. No one concerned with the troubled relationship between Judaism and Christianity, whether in ancient or modern times, can afford to ignore it. * The Journal of Religion *