Sebastian Münster and his Sources: The Messiah in Rome and the Convergence of Christian-Jewish Polemic and Intra-Christian Conflict

The Talmudic story of an encounter between Rabbi Joshua ben Levi and the Messiah at the gate of Rome served medieval Christians well in their polemics against the Jews. This was, it seemed, a Jewish affirmation of the truth of Christianity: not only did the legend indicate that the Messiah had alrea...

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Main Author: Lehmann, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2021
In: Journal of Early Modern Christianity
Year: 2021, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-151
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B continuity and change
B Christian-Jewish polemic
B Rome
B Messiah
B Sebastian Münster
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