[SunkenCiv]

A tombstone marks a Christian grave from the fourth century in the catacombs below Rome. Photo Leonard Rutgers

[SunkenCiv]

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[Alex Murphy]

Since the second century, Christian leaders had been publishing texts denouncing "the synagogue", a metaphor for all the followers of Judaism in the Roman empire. While American historians have dismissed these attacks as 'ideological constructions,' Leonard Rutgers, a professor of Late Antiquity at the University of Utrecht specialised in religion, recently published a book disputing this rosy perspective. His book, Making Myths -- Jews in early Christian identity formation, describes how the verbal violence directed at the Jewish population by the church leaders became physical in the fourth century.

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[Fiddlstix]

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[rmlew]

While the facts are there, is it really the best time of year for this? It is almost Saturnalia, after all.

[Condor51]

Gee what a coincidence. I'm working on an article too..

From Moses to Marx in 12 Easy Steps

and I don't mean Groucho, Chico, Harpo or Gummo.

[Alkhin]

Theodosius absolutely correct in making the bishop use his own money to rebuild the synagogue....

[colorado tanker]

Ah, ‘tis the season - for the media to get their Christmas Christian-bashing articles out.