Jewish-Christian Encounter in Medieval Preaching

This book explores the complexity of preaching as a phenomenon in the medieval Jewish-Christian encounter. This was not only an "e;encounter"e; as physical meeting or confrontation (such as the forced attendance of Jews at Christian sermons that took place across Europe), but also an "e;imaginary"e; or theological encounter in which Jews remained a figure from a distant constructed time and place who served only to underline and verify Christian teachings. Contributors also explore the Jewish response to Christian anti-Jewish preaching in their own preaching and religious instruction.