Justin Martyr and the Jews SYNOPSIS
Partly intended as an introduction to a Hebrew translation of Justin Martyr's The Dialogue with Trypho the Jew being prepared by Rokﾽah (emeritus, history, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem, Israel), this monograph examines the apologia of Justin, a second century Christian. After surveying Justin's biographical, chronological, and literary background, Rokﾽah argues that Justin had no knowledge of Hebrew and that his knowledge of Judaism came mainly from the Septuagint. He further argues that Justin borrowed many of his arguments treating the Torah as a negative work from the works of Paul. Finally Rabinnic responses to Jewish-Christian propaganda such as the Dialogue is explored. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Partly intended as an introduction to a Hebrew translation of Justin Martyr's being prepared by Rokah (emeritus, history, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem, Israel), this monograph examines the apologia of Justin, a second century Christian. After surveying Justin's biographical, chronological, and literary background, Rokah argues that Justin had no knowledge of Hebrew and that his knowledge of Judaism came mainly from the Septuagint. He further argues that Justin borrowed many of his arguments treating the Torah as a negative work from the works of Paul. Finally Rabinnic responses to Jewish-Christian propaganda such as the is explored. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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