The mark of Cain and the Jews: Augustine's theology of Jews and Judaism
Introduction -- Augustine and the Adversus Judaeos tradition -- A brief overview of scholarship on Augustine and the Jews -- Outline of the book -- The legal and social context of Augustine's theology of Judaism -- The legal status of Judaism prior to Christian emperors -- Imperial laws regardi...
| Summary: | Introduction -- Augustine and the Adversus Judaeos tradition -- A brief overview of scholarship on Augustine and the Jews -- Outline of the book -- The legal and social context of Augustine's theology of Judaism -- The legal status of Judaism prior to Christian emperors -- Imperial laws regarding Jews between 380-430 -- Augustine's knowledge of Jews in North Africa -- Cain and Abel in the pre-Augustinian exegetical tradition -- The salutary function of exegesis -- Cain and Abel as moral exemplars -- The salutary accent in Philo and Ambrose -- The salutary import of Cain's punishments -- Cain as representative of the Jews -- Augustine's exegtical pilgrimage -- De Genesi contra Manichaeos -- De Utilitate credendi -- Tyconius -- De Doctrina christiana -- Augustine's theology of Jews and Judaism -- The theological concerns in the Contra faustum -- The mark of Cain and the Jews -- The Christian tradition on the mosaic law -- The spiritual significance of Sripture -- The debate in book twelve of the Contra faustum -- Augustine's exegesis on Genesis -- Reverberating themes -- The link between Genesis 4:15 and Psalm 58:12 -- Correspondence with Paulinus of Nola -- De Civitate dei -- Adversus Judaeos |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Rezension (Review): Augustinian Studies 42 (2011) 143-146 (J.S. Allen) |
| ISBN: | 1593338961 |