Roman religious policy was the decisive factor in the relationship between Judaism and emerging Christianity. In the Roman Empire, Jews had only a tolerated, but not legally secured position, and therefore they had to be very careful not to be confused with the Christians, which from the Roman perspective were considered hostile to tradition and culture. Because of this intrinsic interest, Judaism from the very beginning separated itself from the emerging Christianity and did not regard any of its forms (not even Jewish Christianity) as a possible tolerable variant within a diverse Judaism. There never was a "separation" between the two, because they had never been together! The Romans knew that the new Christian movement had emerged from Judaism, but then made a strict distinction between the two.

Enthalten in:
Evangelische Theologie; 2020/6 Zweimonatsschrift (2020)

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Serie / Reihe: Evangelische Theologie

Personen: Schnelle, Udo

Schlagwörter: Christentum Religionsgeschichte Römisches Reich Religionspolitik