Marks of Distinction: Christian Perceptions of Jews in the High Middle Ages

by Irven M. Resnick

Book Overview

For medieval Latin Christendom, authoritative texts such as the Bible and the writings of the Fathers of the Church provided a skeleton that gave form to Christian perceptions of Jews and Judaism. Eye-witness testimony, hearsay, reports of converts from Judaism, and the testimony of dreams, visions, and miraculous events helped fill in the body with concrete detail. In this newest work, renowned author and scholar Irven Resnick explores the additional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813235693
• ISBN13: 9780813235691
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"