RE204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sacramental Bread, Supersessionism, Talmud
Document Summary
Today in judaism: 11 cheshvan, 5774. Anniversary of jacob"s wife rachel"s death (gen 35. A day to contemplate life and human frailty and transformation. Jews in medieval christian europe: christian rome. Roman empire began decline, much of rome split up and retaken by original occupants. Byzantine empire 300-1453: pre/early christian empires, christian monarchies and popes. Jewish culture in spain under islam: christian bishops and popes have long standing influence, rulers/emperors have problems with christian doctrines. Jews were allowed in cities because they were economically useful. Shum settlements: shum settlements in rhineland. Mainz (magentza) = m (10th century: germany used to multiculturalism, settlements in rhineland fastest expanding centre in the northern world, yiddish - medieval german + hebrew, root center of the ashkenazi tradition takkanot shum (shum synod), ca. Cultural/custom form of judaism because of comfortability. Had to determine whether christians were idolaters: some viewed them as yes, some as no, recategorized christians as monotheists idea of ethical monotheism.
