Tertullian, On Idolatry and Mishnah Avodah Zarah
Questioning the Parting of the Ways between Christians and Jews
Biographical note
Stéphanie E. Binder, Ph.D. (2009) in Classical Studies, is Lecturer in Classical Studies at Bar-Ilan University (Israel). Her field of research is the relations between Jews, pagans and Christians from the time of the Second Temple to the early Middle Ages
Readership
Students and scholars of patristic literature, especially the study of Tertullian, and those interested in Judaism. Anyone interested in the theories of the "parting of the ways" between Judaism and Christianity; historians of Christianity and Judaism; Talmudists.
Table of contents
Introduction
Part 1: General Background
Christians in Carthage
Jews in Carthage: between Palestine and the Diaspora
The “Parting of the Ways”
Scholarship on the Possible Jewish Influence on Tertullian’s Texts
Part 2: Direct Context
Tertullian’s Heresies
Tertullian’s Place among Other Christian Authors: Views on Idolatry in Comparison
Generalities
The Character of the Speech on Idols
Other Common Themes
Tertullian in a Graeco-Roman World
The Issue of the Jews’ Involvement within the Wider Graeco-Roman World
Part 3: Tertullian and the Jews on Idolatry
Comparison
Contribution of the Comparison: Jews and Christians in Contact
Conclusions
Part 1: General Background
Christians in Carthage
Jews in Carthage: between Palestine and the Diaspora
The “Parting of the Ways”
Scholarship on the Possible Jewish Influence on Tertullian’s Texts
Part 2: Direct Context
Tertullian’s Heresies
Tertullian’s Place among Other Christian Authors: Views on Idolatry in Comparison
Generalities
The Character of the Speech on Idols
Other Common Themes
Tertullian in a Graeco-Roman World
The Issue of the Jews’ Involvement within the Wider Graeco-Roman World
Part 3: Tertullian and the Jews on Idolatry
Comparison
Contribution of the Comparison: Jews and Christians in Contact
Conclusions
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