Title: Perspectives THE SEVENTH-CENTURY CHRISTIAN OBSESSION WITH THE JEWS: A HISTORICAL PARALLEL FOR THE PRESENT?
Abstract:In the seventh century, the Arabs embarked on the conquest of the world in the name of Islam. The Caliphate replaced the Persian Empire and Christian Spain and conquered much of the Byzantine Empire. ...In the seventh century, the Arabs embarked on the conquest of the world in the name of Islam. The Caliphate replaced the Persian Empire and Christian Spain and conquered much of the Byzantine Empire. The latter, however, seemed to ignore the threat of the new invaders and their religion. Instead, the Byzantine political and intellectual elite focused increasingly on the Jews in tracts and legal measures. The situation has certain parallels with the present. During the early and mid-seventh century, when Islam was on the rise, the Arabs began their conquest of vast areas of the known world. Imbued with religious zeal and possessing great military skill, they spread their new creed for nearly a century and put an end to long reigning kingdoms. These included the Christian Byzantine Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean, which encompassed Syria, Palestine, and Egypt; the Zoroastrian Persian Empire, whose lands embraced Persia and Babylonia?renamed Iraq by its new masters; and westernRead More
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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