THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY AND JUDAISM:
A Contribution to the History of the Jews in the Fourth Century

The Fourth Century was crucial to both the Christian Church and Judaism: it saw the formulation of Christian doctrine and the completion of the Palestinian Talmud. Christianity was now the favoured religion of the Roman Empire, but Judaism remained a vital force. In this meticulously researched study Leopold Lucas explores the arguments and attitudes of the Church Fathers ­ from Basil to Augustine. A picture emerges of a strenuous intellectual struggle between Christians and Jews. Thanks to their political ascendancy, the Christians emerged victorious. But the same pressures that excluded the Jews from authority in the Christian State resulted in their preservation as a necessary and hence tolerated minority faith in Mediaeval Europe.

Leopold Lucas (1872­1943). Historian, Rabbi, Theologian, was born 18.9.1872 in Marburg, Germany, into a prominent family established in that town since the 17th century. After studies in Berlin, 1895 PhD in Tuebingen, and from 1899 Rabbi in Glogau, Silesia. 1902 Founder of the Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaft des Judentums (Society for the Promotion of Jewish Studies). Lecturer for Mediaeval History at the Hochscule fuer die Wissenschaft des Judentums (Higher School of Jewish Studies) in Berlin. Deported 17.12.1942 to the Concentration Camp Theresienstadt, where he perished on 13.9.1943.
The present volume, translated into English for the first time, is the result of his exemplary and far-reaching scholarship.

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CONTENTS Chapter I: The Jews and the Church Fathers of the Fourth Century Chapter II: The Motives and Course of the Struggle Chapter III: The Preservation of Judaism Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index

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