The Christian Moses : from Philo to the Qur'ân / edited by Philip Rousseau and Janet A. Timbie.

As it developed an increasingly distinctive character of its own during the first six centuries of the common era, Christianity was constantly forced to reassess and adapt its relationship with the Jewish tradition. The process involved a number of preoccupations and challenges: the status of biblic...

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Other Authors: Rousseau, Philip (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2019.
Series:CUA studies in early Christianity.
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Physical Description:xiii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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