Marcel Simon's classic study examines Jewish-Christian relations in the Roman Empire from the second Jewish War (132-5 CE) to the end of the Jewish Patriarchate in 425 CE. First published in French in 1948; the book overturns the then commonly held view that the Jewish and Christian communities gradually ceased to interact and that the Jews gave up proselytizing among the gentiles. On the contrary; Simon maintains that Judaism continued to make its influence felt on the world at large and to be influenced by it in turn. He analyses both the antagonisms and the attractions between the two faiths; and concludes with a discussion of the eventual disappearance of Judaism as a missionary religion. The rival community triumphed with the help of a Christian imperial authority and a doctrine well adapted to the Graeco-Roman mentality.
#5583583 in Books 1999-12-03Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.84 x .96 x 5.52l; 1.01 #File Name: 1860643817256 pages
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. WORTH EVERY PENNYBy A CustomerTHIS BOOK PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT IN IRAN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. IT IS AN EASY; COMPREHENSIVE READ FOR ANYONE WHO IS STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN THE MIDDLE EAST.3 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Neither worth the time nor the money!By Hamid R. BahadoriThis is a poorly written book. In additon to its numerous spelling and grammer errors; its flow of information is diffcult to follow; and the author's bias in interprtation of events is mostly annoying. It may serve as agood reference for bibliography in a mediocre college papar about Iran; but that's about it. It most certainly did not woth either my tome or my money.
