Universität Wien

060026 SE Early Christian Anti-Semitism (2016W)

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 05.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 19.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 09.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 16.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 23.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 30.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 07.12. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 14.12. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 11.01. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 18.01. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 25.01. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Already the earliest layers of the New Testament show that Christianity formed its identity in distinction from ancient Judaism. To distinguish themselves from ancient Judaism, the early Christians employed antisemitic polemics. At the latest since the fourth century CE, Christian persecutions of Jews can be observed which correspond to these antisemitic polemics. The course will investigate the roots of early Christian antisemitism as well as its development in antiquity.

Assessment and permitted materials

Final term paper

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

To develop an understanding for the roots and causes of Christian antisemitism in antiquity

Examination topics

Studying Christian antisemitism in antiquity based on the ancient sources

Reading list

S. Drake, Slandering the Jew: Sexuality and Difference in Early Christian Texts, Philadelphia 2013
H. Schreckenberg, Die christlichen Adversus-Judaeos-Texte und ihr literarisches und historisches Umfeld (1.-11. Jh.), Frankfurt a.m. 1990.
M. Simon, Verus Israel: A Study of the Relations between Christians and Jews in the Roman Empire AD 135-425, Oxford 1986

Association in the course directory

BA: U1-413, als BA-Seminar: U1-413-BA, U1-413-1/U1-413-2
MA: U2-413

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