'Excaecati Occulta Justitia Dei': Augustine on Jews and Judaism.

Tracing Augustine's attitude toward the Jews and Judaism, F. situates his attitude within the context of his anti Manichean polemic, not within specific encounters with Jews. F. describes Augustine's understanding "of the Jewish role in history (as) surprissingly positive (p. 299). Much of the discu...

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Author:Paula Fredriksen
Published: Garland Publishing, London, 1999
Format:Essay
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Manichaeism. Neo-manichaeism > Mani
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Judaism
- Doctrine > God. Trinity > God > [Conception humaine de Dieu] > [Justice divine/Dieu juste]
Parent Work: Recent Studies in Early Christianity, vol. II
Status:Active