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Verus Israel: Study of the Relations between Christians and Jews in the Roman Empire (135-425) (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)
Marcel Simon
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Description for Verus Israel: Study of the Relations between Christians and Jews in the Roman Empire (135-425) (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)
Paperback. 'A masterly survey .. indispensable for anyone working in the field.' Judith Lieu, Journal of Religious History Translator(s): McKeating, Henry. Num Pages: 554 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HRAF; HRCC1; HRCM; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 830.
Marcel Simon's classic study examines Jewish-Christian relations in the Roman Empire from the second Jewish War (132-5 CE) to the end of the Jewish Patriarchate in 425 CE. First published in French in 1948, the book overturns the then commonly held view that the Jewish and Christian communities gradually ceased to interact and that the Jews gave up proselytizing among the gentiles. On the contrary, Simon maintains that Judaism continued to make its influence felt on the world at large and to be influenced by it in turn. He analyses both the antagonisms and the attractions between the ... Read more
Marcel Simon's classic study examines Jewish-Christian relations in the Roman Empire from the second Jewish War (132-5 CE) to the end of the Jewish Patriarchate in 425 CE. First published in French in 1948, the book overturns the then commonly held view that the Jewish and Christian communities gradually ceased to interact and that the Jews gave up proselytizing among the gentiles. On the contrary, Simon maintains that Judaism continued to make its influence felt on the world at large and to be influenced by it in turn. He analyses both the antagonisms and the attractions between the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Littman Library Of Jewish Civilization
Number of pages
554
Condition
New
Number of Pages
554
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781874774273
SKU
V9781874774273
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About Marcel Simon
Marcel Simon (1907-1986), late Professor Emeritus of the University of Strasbourg, was one of the century's foremost historians of Christianity. His many publications include Le Judaisme et le Christianisme antique (1968), L'Anglicanisme (1969), and La Civilisation de l'antiquité et le Christianisme (1972).
Reviews for Verus Israel: Study of the Relations between Christians and Jews in the Roman Empire (135-425) (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)
'He succeeds in weaving a thread through a labyrinth of confusing claims and reports ... a detailed picture of the nuances in the conflict of orthodoxies, underpinned by felicitous quotations ... splendid book ... will give the reader a feast ... this work is a polished translation by H. McKeating and with a first-rate index and notes, triumphs over the ... Read more