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...
| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Also issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 16, 2019) |
| ISBN: | 0190062533 |