Reshaping Identities in Late Antique Syria-Mesopotamia: Christian and Jewish Hermeneutics and Narrative Strategies

Aryeh Kofsky; Serge Ruzer

Published by Gorgias Press 2016

Reshaping Identities in Late Antique Syria-Mesopotamia

Christian and Jewish Hermeneutics and Narrative Strategies

Aryeh Kofsky and Serge Ruzer
In collaboration with: Reuven Kiperwasser

In the series Judaism in Context

https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463236977

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This volume presents case studies of the phenomena that contributed to group identity in late antique Syria-Mesopotamia, in particular traditions reflecting interactions between Judaism and Christianity, among various Christian groups, and among other religious traditions of late antiquity (such as Zoroastrianism or 'paganism'). By studying Christian, Jewish and other sources that deal with the establishment, modification and deletion of boundaries, the authors seek to create a frame of reference that will in turn explain and contextualise the existing evidence concerning communication and interaction between highly diverse groups in Late Antiquity.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1: Theodore Of Mopsuestia And The Greek-Syriac Divide Of Syrian Christianity
Chapter One: Transformed Christology in Response to Crises Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Chapter Two: Progressive Revelation and Human Development in Christ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Chapter Three: Anthropology and Soteriology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Chapter Four: On Jews and Judaism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Part 2: Syriac Christians And Jews In A Syro-Mesopotamian Cultural Setting
Chapter Five: Syriac and Rabbinic Narratives on Zoroastrian Oral Culture: The Case of a Persian Convert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Chapter Six: Broader Cultural Patterns in Jewish and Christian Discourse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Chapter Seven: Competition for Sacred Space: Barsauma’s Vita and Rabbinic Traditions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
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Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
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Language: English
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Pages
- Main content: 276

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Published: June 9, 2016
ISBN: 9781463236977