Heresy, forgery, novelty : condemning, denying, and asserting innovation in ancient Judaism /
Historians of heresy typically understand the phenomenon as a Christian invention, a notion that emerges in late antiquity as Christianity distinguishes itself from Judaism. Operating with simpler, straightforward definitions of key terms, this text demonstrates that Christianity's heresiologic...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2019]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Historians of heresy typically understand the phenomenon as a Christian invention, a notion that emerges in late antiquity as Christianity distinguishes itself from Judaism. Operating with simpler, straightforward definitions of key terms, this text demonstrates that Christianity's heresiological impulse is indebted to Jewish precedents. Briefly put, the dynamic this work explores can be summarized as follows: Heresy involves the condemnation of novelty; forgery entails the feigning of antiquity. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 216 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190062538 0190062533 9780190062521 0190062525 |