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Politics of Polemics: Marcin Czechowic on the Jews

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  • 190 pages
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
  • 15.8 x 23.4 x 1.6 cm

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For historians of the Reformation and Judaism.

Unpacks how early Christians debated Jewish faith.

Discover the hidden roots of interfaith dialogue.

An exploration of Arian-Jewish relations and the complexities of interreligious polemics in early-modern Poland.

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The works of Marcin Czechowic (1536-1613), a leader of a Polish Radical Protestant sect known as the Arians, are often referred to as proof for the Jews' close contacts with Radical Christians and the tolerant character of interreligious debates in early-modern Poland. In "Politics of Polemics_,_ " Magdalena Luszczynska explores Arian-Jewish relations focusing on Czechowic's two polemics that utilise contrasting images of the Jew. The first features an invented interlocutor, a spiritually blind, tradition-bound 'hermeneutical Jew, ' while the second engages in depth with Jewish texts, beliefs, and practices drawing on the Christian Hebraist perception of the Jews as potential teachers of 'sacred philology.' The works are analysed in the context of Radical Protestant theology, the tradition of Christian-Jewish polemics, and Arian leadership contest. "Politics of Polemics," providing an English-speaking reader with an unprecedented access to this unique polemical material, is a valuable source for the historians of the Radical Reformation and of Christian-Jewish relations in early-modern Poland.
Politics of Polemics: Marcin Czechowic on the Jews and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityPolitics of Polemics: Marcin Czechowic on the Jews

  • Title

    Politics of Polemics: Marcin Czechowic on the Jews

  • Author

    Magdalena Luszczynska

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Walter de Gruyter

  • Published

    January 2019

  • Weight

    386g

  • Page Count

    190

  • Dimensions

    15.8 x 23.4 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9783110583786

  • ISBN-10

    311058378X

  • Eden Code

    4724961