The Jewish-Christian Controversy from the Earliest Times to 1789: History
Author | : Samuel Krauss |
Publisher | : J.C.B. Mohr (P. Siebeck) |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015041777163 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This book is based on the original German manuscript and English translation by Judaica scholar Samuel Krauss (1866-1948), written not long before his death, and additions by W. Horbury. Examines both Jewish anti-Christian and Christian anti-Jewish polemics. The chapters discuss the subject matter of the polemic, the early Christian controversialists, public religious discussions in the ancient period, the history of medieval and early modern debates - analyzed by country, public disputations (analysis of eleven specific cases), conversion sermons and lectures, and Jewish polemicists of the Middle Ages. Pp. 262-284 contain an extensive bibliography.