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OverviewThe Salvation of Israel investigates Christianity's eschatological Jew: the role and characteristics of the Jews at the end of days in the Christian imagination. It explores the depth of Christian ambivalence regarding these Jews, from Paul's Epistle to the Romans, through late antiquity and the Middle Ages, to the Puritans of the seventeenth century. Jeremy Cohen contends that few aspects of a religion shed as much light on the character and the self-understanding of its adherents as its expectations for the end of time. Moreover, eschatological beliefs express and mold an outlook toward nonbelievers, situating them in an overall scheme of human history and conditioning interaction with them as that history unfolds. Cohen's close readings of biblical commentary, theological texts, and Christian iconography reveal the dual role of the Jews of the last days. For rejecting belief and salvation in Jesus Christ, they have been linked to the false messiah-the Antichrist, the agent of Satan and the exemplary embodiment of evil. Yet from its inception, Christianity has also hinged its hopes for the second coming on the enlightenment and repentance of the Jews; for then, as Paul prophesized, ""all Israel will be saved."" In its vast historical scope, from the ancient Mediterranean world of early Christianity to seventeenth-century England and New England, The Salvation of Israel offers a nuanced and insightful assessment of Christian attitudes toward Jews, rife with inconsistency and complexity, thus contributing significantly to our understanding of Jewish-Christian relations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeremy CohenPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9781501764721ISBN 10: 1501764721 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 15 August 2022 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: All Israel Will Be Saved 1. Paul and the Mystery of Israel's Salvation 2. The Pauline Legacy: From Origen to Pelagius 3. The Latin West: From Augustine to Luther and Calvin Part II: The Jews and Antichrist 4. Antichrist and the Jews in Early Christianity 5. Jews and the Many Faces of Antichrist in the Middle Ages 6. Antichrist and Jews in Literature, Drama, and Visual Arts Part III: At the Forefront of the Redemption 7. Honorius Augustodunensis, the Song of Songs, and Synagoga Conversa 8. Jewish Converts and Christian Salvation: Pablo de Santa María, Bishop of Burgos 9. Puritans, Jews, and the End of Days AfterwordReviewsReaders familiar with Cohen's previous scholarship will expect that the author's careful reading of primary sources from the late antique through early modern past will not only enhance our understanding of earlier eras but will also inform how we understand ourselves in our own present day, and they will not be disappointed. By calling attention to the many roles and faces of eschatological Jews in the construction of Christian as well as Western self-consciousness, Cohen has begun an important conversation. * Journal of Religion * Author InformationJeremy Cohen is the Spiegel Family Foundation Professor of European Jewish History at Tel Aviv University. He is the author of six books, including A Historian in Exile, and a four-time winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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