Introduction -- The making of carnal Israel : Paul, Barnabas, Justin -- Origen reads Jewishness -- Sexual/textual corruption : Early Christian interpretations of Susanna and the Elders -- "A synagogue of Malakoi and Pornai" : John Chrysostom's Sermons against the Jews -- Conclusion
Summary
This book explores the sexual slander of Jews in Christian texts from the first through fifth centuries. These early Christian representations of Jewish sexuality reveal how Church fathers used accusations of fleshliness, bestiality, and licentiousness as strategies to differentiate the "spiritual" Christian from the "carnal" Jew. This book casts fresh light on the intersections of sexuality, violence, representation, and religious identity
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [111]-163) and index
