Augustine and the Jews
Subtitle: the story of Christianity's great mind and his defense of Judaism
By: Paula Fredriksen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780385502702
Subjects: Augustine, -- Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Augustine, -- Saint, Bishop of Hippo -- Relations with Jews; Christianity and other religions -- Judaism; Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity; Judaism -- History; Church history; Christianity and antisemitism -- History
Genres: Relations with Jews.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The legacy of Alexander; title: Gods and their humans; title: Gods and the one God; title: Paideia : pagan, Jewish, and Christian; title: Pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Mediterranean City; title: The Prodigal Son; title: The heretic; title: The sojourner; title: The convert; title: The biblical theologian; title: God and Israel; title: The war of words; title: The redemption of the flesh; title: The mark of Cain; title: "Slay them not ...".