This book explores the sexual slander of Jews in Christian texts from the first through fifth centuries. These early Christian representations of Jewish sexuality reveal how Church fathers used accusations of fleshliness, bestiality, and licentiousness as strategies to differentiate the "spiritual" Christian from the "carnal" Jew.
This book explores the sexual slander of Jews in Christian texts from the first through fifth centuries. These early Christian representations of Jewish sexuality reveal how Church fathers used accusations of fleshliness, bestiality, and licentiousness as strategies to differentiate the "spiritual" Christian from the "carnal" Jew.
Introduction Chapter 1. The Making of Carnal Israel: Paul, Barnabas, Justin Chapter 2. Origen Reads Jewishness Chapter 3. Sexual/Textual Corruption: Early Christian Interpretations of Susanna and the Elders Chapter 4. "A Synagogue of Malakoi and Porna": John Chrysostom's Sermons against the Jews Conclusion List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
Introduction Chapter 1. The Making of Carnal Israel: Paul, Barnabas, Justin Chapter 2. Origen Reads Jewishness Chapter 3. Sexual/Textual Corruption: Early Christian Interpretations of Susanna and the Elders Chapter 4. "A Synagogue of Malakoi and Porna": John Chrysostom's Sermons against the Jews Conclusion List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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