Statement

Some Christian leaders were bent on converting the Jews, at times by force, threatening them with expulsion or death. Overall, though, Augustine's line won out, and Jewish communities went on existing, if in weakened form.

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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