The Rising Tide of Christian Anti-Jewish Rhetoric …
Years: 388 - 531
The Rising Tide of Christian Anti-Jewish Rhetoric
By the late fourth century, some of the most eloquent and influential Christian theologians, beginning with Augustine of Hippo, cast Jews in a deeply hostile light—denouncing them as rebels against God, murderers of the Lord, companions of the devil, and a race of vipers. This rhetoric, infused with theological weight and persuasive authority, reinforces an increasingly entrenched tradition of Christian anti-Judaism, shaping attitudes that will persist for centuries.
People
Groups
- Zoroastrians
- Jews
- Christianity, Arian
- Christians, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox
- Christian community of Najran
- Roman Empire: Valentinian dynasty (Rome)
- Roman Empire: Theodosian dynasty (Constantinople)
- Roman Empire, Western (Milan)
- Roman Empire, Western (Ravenna)
- Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Leonid dynasty
- Visigothic Kingdom of Spain
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
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Subjects
Regions
- The Near and Middle East
- Southeast Europe
- Central Europe
- West Europe
- East Africa
- North Africa
- Southwest Europe
