den Dulk, Matthijs

Between Jews and Heretics : Refiguring Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho - Taylor & Francis 2018 - 1 electronic resource (182 p.)

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Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho is the oldest preserved literary dialogue between a Jew and a Christian and a key text for understanding the development of early Judaism and Christianity. In Between Jews and Heretics, Matthijs den Dulk argues that whereas scholarship has routinely cast this important text in terms of "Christianity vs. Judaism," its rhetorical aims and discursive strategies are considerably more complex, because Justin is advocating his particular form of Christianity in constant negotiation with rival forms of Christianity. The striking new interpretation proposed in this study explains many of the Dialogue’s puzzling features and sheds new light on key passages. Because the Dialogue is a critical document for the early history of Jews and Christians, this book contributes to a range of important questions, including the emergence of the notion of heresy and the "parting of the ways" between Jews and Christians.


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9781351243490 9781351243483 9780815373452 9781351243490 9780367590727

10.4324/9781351243490 doi


Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Communication studies

christianity in the roman empire christianity in the 2nd century AD Dialogue with Trypho demiurgical Christians early christianity and philosophy early christian Heresiology early christian heresy early christian literature first apology heresy and the dialogue against trypho inventing early christianity Justin Martyr jewish "heresy" justin as the inventor of heresy justin martyr's first apology Matthijs den Dulk