Eusebius's Christian Library and the Construction of "Hebrews," "Jews," and "Hellenistic Judaism"
This article approaches the idea of "Judeo-Christianity" at an oblique angle. For scholars of late antiquity, the idea of "Hellenistic Judaism" shares some of the problems that scholars of modernity have identified in "Judeo-Christianity." Each of these terms makes expl...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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University of Otago, Department of Theology and Religion
[2012]
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Relegere
Jahr: 2012, Band: 2, Heft: 2, Seiten: 265-280 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Eusebius
B Hellenistic Judaism B Caesarea |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article approaches the idea of "Judeo-Christianity" at an oblique angle. For scholars of late antiquity, the idea of "Hellenistic Judaism" shares some of the problems that scholars of modernity have identified in "Judeo-Christianity." Each of these terms makes explicit and implicit claims about history; each also uses Judaism to reify a particular understanding of Christianity. This article examines the role of the fourth-century bishop and polymath Eusebius of Caesarea, and his famed library, in the creation of “Hellenistic Judaism.” Eusebius drew a distinction between an ancient "Hebrew" theological tradition and a wider "Judaism." Echoing certain modern constructions of "Judeo-Christianity," Eusebius contended that the "Hebrew-Christian" tradition represented the most universal, civilized, and transcendent form of religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1179-7231 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Relegere
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.11157/rsrr2-2-510 |