{"product_id":"slandering-the-jew-9780812245202","title":"Slandering the Jew","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSlandering the Jew\u003c\/i\u003e deepens our understanding of the connectedness between the body, exegesis, and religious identity in the late ancient world.\" * Wendy Mayer, Australian Catholic University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Making of Carnal Israel: Paul, \u003ci\u003eBarnabas\u003c\/i\u003e, Justin\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Origen Reads Jewishness\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Sexual\/Textual Corruption: Early Christian Interpretations of Susanna and the Elders\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. \"A Synagogue of \u003ci\u003eMalakoi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePorna\u003c\/i\u003e\": John Chrysostom's \u003ci\u003eSermons against the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865980252503,"sku":"9780812245202","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812245202.jpg?v=1722276480","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/slandering-the-jew-9780812245202","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}