The “spectral jew” as a pedagogical device in the discourse of John Chrysostom

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  • Andrea Simonassi Lyon

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https://doi.org/10.34096/afc.i35.12851

Abstract

In several of his homilies, John Chrysostom, presbyter of Antioch between 386 and 398, used a series of topoi from the adversus iudaeos literature to refer to the Jews. This constructed jew did not have the purpose of faithfully reflecting the Jewish inhabitants of the city. Actually, this “spectral Jew” was configured as a pedagogical device at the service of the presbyter to instruct his parishioners on what it was to be a true Christian. In Antioch, where there were several religious options to which a person could opt, the presbyter tried to delimit the identity borders of Nicene Christianity.

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Published

2023-05-02

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The “spectral jew” as a pedagogical device in the discourse of John Chrysostom. (2023). Anales De Filología Clásica, 1(35). https://doi.org/10.34096/afc.i35.12851