UID:
almahu_9949546480802882
Format:
1 online resource (344 p.) :
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17 b&w halftones, 8 color halftones
ISBN:
9781501764769
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9783110751826
Series Statement:
Medieval Societies, Religions, and Cultures
Content:
The Salvation of Israel investigates Christianity's eschatological Jew, the role and characteristics of the Jews at the end of days in the Christian imagination. It explores the depth of Christian ambivalence regarding these Jews, from Paul's Epistle to the Romans, through late antiquity and the Middle Ages, to the Puritans of the seventeenth century. Jeremy Cohen contends that few aspects of a religion shed as much light on the character and the self-understanding of its adherents as its expectations for the end of time. Moreover, eschatological beliefs express and mold an outlook toward non-believers, situating them in an overall scheme of human history and conditioning interaction with them as that history unfolds.Cohen's close readings of biblical commentary, theological texts, and Christian iconography reveal the dual role of the Jews of the last days. For rejecting belief and salvation in Jesus Christ, they have been linked to the false messiah, the Antichrist, the agent of Satan and the exemplary embodiment of evil. Yet from its inception, Christianity has also hinged its hopes for the Second Coming on the enlightenment and repentance of the Jews; for then, as Paul prophesized, "all Israel will be saved."In its vast historical scope, from the ancient Mediterranean world of early Christianity to seventeenth century England and New England, The Salvation of Israel offers a nuanced and insightful assessment of Christian attitudes toward Jews, rife with inconsistency and complexity, thus contributing significantly to our understanding of Jewish-Christian relations.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction --
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Part I. All Israel Will Be Saved --
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1. Paul and the Mystery of Israel's Salvation --
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2. The Pauline Legacy --
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3. The Latin West --
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Part II. The Jews and Antichrist --
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4. Antichrist and the Jews in Early Christianity --
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5. Jews and the Many Faces of Antichrist in the Middle Ages --
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6. Antichrist and Jews in Literature, Drama, and Visual Arts --
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Part III. At the Forefront of the Redemption --
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7. Honorius Augustodunensis, the Song of Songs, and Synagoga Conversa --
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8. Jewish Converts and Christian Salvation --
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9. Puritans, Jews, and the End of Days --
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Afterword --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110751826
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993899
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EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994810
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Theol., Relig.Stud., Jewish Stud. 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110994544
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EBOOK PACKAGE Theol., Relig.Stud., Jewish Stud. 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994537
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
DOI:
10.1515/9781501764769
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501764769
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501764769
