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5 - From the Reformation to the Enlightenment

The Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century

from Part II - 900 to 1800

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2024

By
Paul Kerry
Edited by
Edward Kessler  and
Neil Wenborn
Edward Kessler
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

This chapter explores the impact of the Reformation on Jewish–Christian relations and the Protestant return to Hebrew Scripture. Documents show the beginnings of modernity and its offspring: toleration, emancipation and antisemitism.

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ReformationtolerationEnlightenmentHebrewemancipation
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A Documentary History of Jewish–Christian Relations
From Antiquity to the Present Day
 , pp. 233 - 286
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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