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Jews and the Christian Imagination

Reluctant Witnesses

S Haynes author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:22nd Mar '95

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Reluctant Witnesses: Jews and the Christian Imagination is an analysis of the ancient Christian myth that casts Jews as a 'witness-people', and this myth's presence in contemporary religious discourse. It treats diverse products of the Christian imagination, including systematic theology, works of fiction, and popular writings on biblical prophecy. The book demonstrates that the witness-people myth, which was first articulated by Augustine and which determined official attitudes towards Jews in medieval Christendom, remains a powerful force in the Christian imagination.

ISBN: 9781349391158

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

221 pages

1st ed. 1995