Tertullian, on idolatry and Mishnah ʻAvodah zarah : questioning the parting of the ways between Christians and Jews in late antiquity /
Binder, Stephanie E.
Tertullian, on idolatry and Mishnah ʻAvodah zarah : questioning the parting of the ways between Christians and Jews in late antiquity / by Stephanie E. Binder. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012. - 1 online resource - Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; v. 22 . - Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; v. 22. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One General Background; Chapter One Christians in Carthage; Chapter Two Jews in Carthage: Between Palestine and the Diaspora; Chapter Three The "Parting of the Ways"; Making the Borderlines Clearer Following the Destruction of the Temple; Obvious Separation between Judaism and Christianity Does Not Prevent Ongoing Contacts; Judaism and Christianity Remain Intertwined; The Failure; The Comparison of Tertullian's De Idolatria with Massekhet Avodah Zarah as a Case Study; Chapter Four Scholarship on the Possible Jewish Influence on Tertullian's Texts Claiming a Jewish Influence on TertullianDenying Jewish Influence on Tertullian; Part Two Direct Context; Chapter Five Tertullian's Heresies; A Jewish Experience?; A Particular Case in a Particular Environment; Montanist Schism?; What Kind of Montanism Did Tertullian Know?; Chapter Six Tertullian's Place among Other Christian Authors: Views on Idolatry in Comparison; A Short Survey of the Different Ways the Pagans Envisaged Their Idols; Logical Explanations; Critics of Religion; The Symbolists; Generalities; The Character of the Speech on Idols; Other Common Themes; Miscellaneous Immorality in IdolatryOn the Jews' Observances and on Meats Offered to Idols; Chapter Seven Tertullian in a Graeco-Roman World; The Nature of Philosophy from the First to the Third Century CE; Tertullian and Stoicism; Direct Cultural Influences on Tertullian; Chapter Eight The Issue of the Jews' Involvement within the Wider Graeco-Roman World; The Jews and the Graeco-Roman World; Final Remarks about the Background of the Comparison; The Maccabees and Figurative Representations; Openness and Withdrawal; Part ThreeTertullian and the Jews on Idolatry; Introduction to Part Three Chapter Nine ComparisonSocial Relationships; Public Festivals; Private Festivals; Commensality; Immorality in Idolatry; Other Entertainments; Bathhouses; Shows and Games; Garments; Commercial Relationships; The Name of the Idols; "The Alleged Ban on Greek Wisdom"; Practical Applications When Living among the Pagans; Trading Products; Outsmarting the Law?; Working with the Pagans; Neutral Space; The Lure of Idolatry; Dedication to Idolatry; Coexistence; Finding the Neutral Space; Justifying the Neutral Space; Chapter Ten Contribution of the Comparison: Jews and Christians in Contact
This work compares two third century texts on idolatry: Tertullian's De Idolatria and the rabbinic Mishnah Avodah Zarah, against the background of modern discussions of the ""parting of the ways"" between Jews and Christians.
9789004235489 9004235485 9781283854825 1283854821
416732 MIL
Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230. De idololatria.
Mishnah.--Avodah zarah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
De idololatria (Tertullian)
Mishnah.--Avodah zarah
Idolatry.
Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
Idolâtrie.
Christianisme--Relations--Judaïsme.
Judaïsme--Relations--Christianisme.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Christianity
Idolatry
Interfaith relations
Judaism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BR65.T349 / B56 2012eb
261.2/609015
Tertullian, on idolatry and Mishnah ʻAvodah zarah : questioning the parting of the ways between Christians and Jews in late antiquity / by Stephanie E. Binder. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012. - 1 online resource - Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; v. 22 . - Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; v. 22. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One General Background; Chapter One Christians in Carthage; Chapter Two Jews in Carthage: Between Palestine and the Diaspora; Chapter Three The "Parting of the Ways"; Making the Borderlines Clearer Following the Destruction of the Temple; Obvious Separation between Judaism and Christianity Does Not Prevent Ongoing Contacts; Judaism and Christianity Remain Intertwined; The Failure; The Comparison of Tertullian's De Idolatria with Massekhet Avodah Zarah as a Case Study; Chapter Four Scholarship on the Possible Jewish Influence on Tertullian's Texts Claiming a Jewish Influence on TertullianDenying Jewish Influence on Tertullian; Part Two Direct Context; Chapter Five Tertullian's Heresies; A Jewish Experience?; A Particular Case in a Particular Environment; Montanist Schism?; What Kind of Montanism Did Tertullian Know?; Chapter Six Tertullian's Place among Other Christian Authors: Views on Idolatry in Comparison; A Short Survey of the Different Ways the Pagans Envisaged Their Idols; Logical Explanations; Critics of Religion; The Symbolists; Generalities; The Character of the Speech on Idols; Other Common Themes; Miscellaneous Immorality in IdolatryOn the Jews' Observances and on Meats Offered to Idols; Chapter Seven Tertullian in a Graeco-Roman World; The Nature of Philosophy from the First to the Third Century CE; Tertullian and Stoicism; Direct Cultural Influences on Tertullian; Chapter Eight The Issue of the Jews' Involvement within the Wider Graeco-Roman World; The Jews and the Graeco-Roman World; Final Remarks about the Background of the Comparison; The Maccabees and Figurative Representations; Openness and Withdrawal; Part ThreeTertullian and the Jews on Idolatry; Introduction to Part Three Chapter Nine ComparisonSocial Relationships; Public Festivals; Private Festivals; Commensality; Immorality in Idolatry; Other Entertainments; Bathhouses; Shows and Games; Garments; Commercial Relationships; The Name of the Idols; "The Alleged Ban on Greek Wisdom"; Practical Applications When Living among the Pagans; Trading Products; Outsmarting the Law?; Working with the Pagans; Neutral Space; The Lure of Idolatry; Dedication to Idolatry; Coexistence; Finding the Neutral Space; Justifying the Neutral Space; Chapter Ten Contribution of the Comparison: Jews and Christians in Contact
This work compares two third century texts on idolatry: Tertullian's De Idolatria and the rabbinic Mishnah Avodah Zarah, against the background of modern discussions of the ""parting of the ways"" between Jews and Christians.
9789004235489 9004235485 9781283854825 1283854821
416732 MIL
Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230. De idololatria.
Mishnah.--Avodah zarah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
De idololatria (Tertullian)
Mishnah.--Avodah zarah
Idolatry.
Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
Idolâtrie.
Christianisme--Relations--Judaïsme.
Judaïsme--Relations--Christianisme.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Christianity
Idolatry
Interfaith relations
Judaism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BR65.T349 / B56 2012eb
261.2/609015