Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Judaism and Christianity in the Age of Constantine 13
7. 2. Genesis Rabbah and Israel's History: Christian and Judaic Theories of History and Its Meaning 29
8. 3. The Talmud of the Land of Israel and the Messiah: Christian Triumph, Judaic Response 59
9. 4. Leviticus Rabbah, Genesis Rabbah, and the Identification of Israel 81
10. 5. Politics and Proof-Texts: Exegesis and Canon 114
11. Epilogue: The Shape of the Initial Encounter and the Enduring Confrontation 146
12. APPENDIX 1. Genesis Rabbah on Israel's History 153
13. APPENDIX 2. Aphrahat on Israel 191
14. APPENDIX 3. Leviticus Rabbah on Israel 203
15. APPENDIX 4. Genesis Rabbah on Israel 224
16. Bibliography 231
17. Index of Biblical and Talmudic References 237
18. General Index 243