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...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Piscataway, NJ
Gorgias Press
2009
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| In: |
Gorgias dissertations (39)
Year: 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st Gorgias Press ed |
| Series/Journal: | Gorgias dissertations
39 Gorgias dissertations / Early Christian studies 9 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
/ Jews
B Theology / Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Judaism
Relations
Christianity
B Christianity and other religions Judaism B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430) Relations with Jews B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430) B Christianity and antisemitism History |
| 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 (p. 175-196) and index |
| ISBN: | 1593338961 |