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4 - The Medieval Period
from Part II - 900 to 1800
- By Marc Saperstein, Edward Kessler
Edited by Edward Kessler, University of Cambridge, Neil Wenborn
Book:

A Documentary History of Jewish–Christian Relations

Published online:

03 October 2024

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17 October 2024, pp 185-232
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This chapter witnesses the Crusades and forced conversions of Jews, disputations and expulsions, as well as blood libel charges. Even though Jews also disparaged Christianity, viewing it as idolatry, there were also periods of relatively easy Jewish–Christian coexistence, such as in Spain.

From Antiquity to the Present Day
Edited by Edward Kessler, Neil Wenborn
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03 October 2024

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17 October 2024
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Jews and Christians have interacted for two millennia, yet there is no comprehensive, global study of their shared history. This book offers a chronological and thematic approach to that 2,000-year history, based on some 200 primary documents chosen for their centrality to the encounter. A systematic and authoritative work on the relationship between the two religions, it reflects both the often troubled history of that relationship and the massive changes of attitude and approach in more recent centuries. Written by a team leading international scholars in the field, each chapter introduces the context for its historical period, draws out the key themes arising from the relevant documents, and provides a detailed commentary on each document to shed light on its significance in the history of the Jewish–Christian relationship. The volume is aimed at scholars, teachers and students, clerics and lay people, and anyone interested in the history of religion.

18 - The Syro-Palestinian Wisdom of the Late Bronze Age
from Part III - Wisdom Literature beyond the Hebrew Bible
- By Noga Ayali-Darshan
Edited by Katherine J. Dell, University of Cambridge
Edited in association with Suzanna R. Millar, University of Edinburgh, Arthur Jan Keefer
Book:

The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature

Published online:

28 July 2022

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09 June 2022, pp 344-365
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Noga Ayali-Darshan covers the wisdom works and vernacular sayings of Syria-Palestine from the Late Bronze Age. This material exists in some form of Akkadian, including Sumero-Akkadian and Akkadian-Hurrian, all of which comes from sites at Ugarit and/or Emar. Darshan organises the works into four types: practical wisdom, critical wisdom, disputation poems and fables, and righteous sufferer compositions. Much of her chapter will introduce readers to the texts themselves, by way of their provenance, language and versions. Additionally, some thematic and particular linguistic reflections are given. In short, this chapter provides an introduction to an emerging and perhaps neglected area of wisdom from the biblical world.