Slandering the Jew - Sexuality and Difference in Early Christian Texts

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Susanna Drake teaches religious studies at Macalester College.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Susanna Drake
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.07.2013
• EAN: 9780812245202
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4520-2
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion; Divinations: Rereading Late An; Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion; Divinations: Rereading Late An
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works