2nd Edition

Christian–Jewish Relations 1000–1300 Jews in the Service of Medieval Christendom

By Dr Anna Brechta Sapir Abulafia Copyright 2025
252 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

252 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

252 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This new and revised edition of Christian–Jewish Relations 1000–1300 expands its survey of medieval Christian–Jewish relations in England, Spain, France and Germany with new material on canon law, biblical exegesis and Christian–Jewish polemics, along with an updated Further Reading section. Anna Sapir Abulafia’s balanced yet humane account analyses the theological, socio-economic and... Read more

Part 1: The antecedents of Jewish service

1. Augustine and Roman law

2. Gregory the Great and canon law

Part 2: The political and socio-economic realities of Jewish service

3. The Jews of Germany

4. The Jews of France

5. The Jews of England

6. The Jews of the Latin Mediterranean

Part 3: The religious and cultural ambiguities of Jewish service

7. Jewish experience of the crusades

8. Anti-Jewish libels

9. Jewish service in encounters between Christians and Jews

10. Conclusion

Biography

Anna Sapir Abulafia is Professor Emerita of the Study of the Abrahamic Religions at the University of Oxford and an international authority on the medieval Christian–Jewish debate. Her books include Christians and Jews in the Twelfth-Century Renaissance. She is a Fellow of the British Academy.