Theology 215 - Trading Places:Judaism and Christianity

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Bard College

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Jewish Studies, Religion At the beginning of the common era, Judaism presented a view of God so appealing in its rationality that it competed seriously with various philosophical schools for the loyalty of educated people in the Graeco-Roman world. Christianity, meanwhile, appeared to be a marginal sect, neither fully Judaic nor seriously philosophical. Six centuries later, the Talmud emerged as the model of Judaism, and the creeds defined the limits and the core of Christianity. By that time, Judaism and Christianity had traded places: Christianity was the principal religion of the empire, and philosophy was its most powerful vehicle for conversion; Judaism was seen as a local anomaly, its traditions grounded in customary use rather than reflection.

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4.00

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www.bard.edu

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(845) 758-6822

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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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