The feast of Saint Abraham
Subtitle: medieval millenarians and the Jews
By: Robert E. Lerner
Series: The Middle Ages series
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Joachim, -- of Fiore, -- ca. 1132-1202; Millennialism -- Europe -- History of doctrines -- Middle ages, 600-1500; Christianity and other religions -- Judaism
Other titles: Feast of St. Abraham
Description: "Robert E. Lerner uncovers a strain of medieval millennial thought that conceived of a peaceful place for Jews at the end of time.

Its proponents maintained that "the candelabra of the Church would return to the Synagogue" and that the millennial Church would celebrate the feasts of "Saint Abraham" and "Saint David." Rejecting the common assumption that all millenarians were of necessity anti-Jewish, Lerner reveals a Christian prophetic tradition that foresaw a world in which Jews and Gentiles would come together to mutual benefit.".

"Drawing heavily on new evidence, much of which remains in manuscript, Lerner offers an unexpected angle on the study of Western European intolerance and the complicated relationships between Christians and Jews."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-177) and indexes