The Feast of Saint Abraham: Medieval Millenarians and the Jews

by Robert E. Lerner

Robert E. Lerner uncovers a strain of medieval millennial thought that conceived of a peaceful place for Jews at the end of time. Its proponents maintained that "the candelabra of the Church would return to the Synagogue" and that the millennial Church would celebrate the feasts of "Saint Abraham" and "Saint David." Rejecting the common assumption that all millenarians were of necessity anti-Jewish, Lerner reveals a Christian prophetic tradition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812235673
• ISBN13: 9780812235678
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"