An edition of The exposure of infants among Jews and Christians in antiquity
(2009)
The exposure of infants among Jews and Christians in antiquity
by Erkki Koskenniemi
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In this novel and penetrating study Koskenniemi reviews the evidence for the practice from Graeco-Roman, Jewish, and Christian sources, and then, in the major part of the book, examines the rejection of the custom by Jewish authors like Philo and Josephus and by Christian writers such as Clement, Justin, Tertullian, Origen, Chrysostom and Augustine, many of whom adopted the arguments of their Jewish counterparts.
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Kind, Judaism, Christentum, Infanticide, Judentum, Christianity, Kindestötung, Religion, Antike, Aussetzung, Exposure (Criminal law), HistoryTimes
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The exposure of infants among Jews and Christians in antiquity
2009, Sheffield Phoenix Press, Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd
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1906055122 9781906055127
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The Greco-Roman practice ; Jewish and Christian texts and their interpretation ; The task and the method
Early Judaism. Texts and preliminary notes ; Notes on argumentation ; Medical questions ; Only sweet dreams? : social and juridical questions ; Contrary evidence?
Early Christianity. Texts and preliminary notes ; Notes on argumentation ; Contrary evidence?
The practice banned. The church ; the state
Conclusions.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-173) and indexes.
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