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The Origins of Anti-Semitism: Attitudes toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian Antiquity (1983) is a book by John G. Gager.

Abstract

"This revisionist reading of early anti-Judaism offers a richer and more varied picture of the Jews and Christians of antiquity ... Examines the presence of anti-Semitism among the Greeks, Romans, and early Christians and argues that anti-Semitism was rare in the ancient world."--Publisher description.

Editions and translations

Published in New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1983.

Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • Part One: Anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism: the modern debate.
    • 1. From Jules Isaac to Rosemary Ruether
    • 2. Consensus and crisis in the response to Ruether --
  • Part Two: Judaism and Judaizing among Gentiles: attractions and reactions.
    • 3. The Greek and Roman encounter with Judaism: philosophy and politics
    • 4. The later Roman encounter with Judaism: the politics of sympathy and conversion
    • 5. Against the stream: sympathy for Judaism in imperial Rome
    • 6. Roman policy toward Judaism and the rise of Christianity
    • 7. The dialogue of paganism with Judaism in late antiquity: philosophers and magicians
  • Part Three: Christianity, Israel, and the Torah.
    • 8. Judaizing and anti-Judaism in the Christian tradition
    • 9. Controversies and debates between Jews and Christians
    • 10. Anti-Judaism in the theological response to Marcion and the Christian Gnostics
    • 11. Paul's friends and enemies
  • Part Four: The case of Paul
    • 12. On reinventing Paul
    • 13. Has Christ abrogated the Torah? Has God rejected his people?
    • 14. What circumstances gave rise to Paul's extended discussion of Israel, the Torah, and the Gentiles?
    • 15. What was the heart of Paul's argument with the Jews, his kinsmen by race?
  • Conclusion

External links

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