Statement

Augustine of Hippo (354 to 430) disagreed sharply with the Jews: he held that they misread the Bible and that their dispersion and suffering were punishment for rejecting Christ. Even so, unlike other Christian thinkers, he did not preach violence: Jews were to go on existing, even in humiliation, to serve as living proof of Christian faith. This view probably weighed heavily in allowing Jews to survive under Christian governments through the Middle Ages.

References

1. p. 125

   supports · main text · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Jewish Life in a Christianized Roman Context

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2. p. 125

   supports · main text · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Jewish Life in a Christianized Roman Context

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3. p. 520

   supports · timeline

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Timeline of Jewish History

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