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Preface1. Biblical Interpretation in Its Late Antique Context
2. The Core of Contention: ‘They Are Not Israel … We Are Israel’
3. On Oratory and Writing: Exegete, Preacher, and Audience in Antiquity
4. The Exegetical Debate: Justin Martyr and the Dialogue with Trypho the Jew
5. The Ideological Contest: The Dialogue Between Jews and Gentiles in Genesis Rabbah
6. The Dialogue with Trypho and the Mekhilta: Selected Comparisons
7. Passover and the Exodus in Origen’s Writings and Rabbinic Midrashim
8. Love and Holiness: The Midrash on Song of Songs and Origen’s Homilies
9. The Midrash on Ecclesiastes and Jerome’s Commentary
10. Christian and Rabbinic Writings: An Overview
Epilogue
Appendix One: Approaches to the Study of Midrash in Rabbinic and Christian Writings
Appendix Two: Methodological Remarks on Polemics and Midrash
Notes
References
Name Index
Subject Index