Irven Resnick
Biographic Data
| ID | 2832897 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irven Resnick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irven |
| FAMILY NAME | Resnick |
| SIGNATURE | RESNICK I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Jews and Abuse of the Cross in the Middle Ages
Medieval European Jews often reacted violently to the cross or crucifix, seeing it as an idolatrous "abomination." Jews encountered the cross in various material forms, whether displayed in the church, or used in procession, or depicted on the clothing of crusaders and religious officials. It was not only a religious symbol, however: it was also a symbol of Christian power, and its virtual omnipresence in medieval Europe would have been a constan…
Peter the Venerable on the Talmud, the Jews, and Islam
It is largely for his attack upon the Talmud that Peter the Venerable’s Adversus Iudeorum inveteratam duritiem stands out. Peter is the first medieval Latin author to name the Talmud as such. Having identified the Talmud as a principal source of Jewish error, Peter condemns its influence upon Jews. In their Talmud, Peter the Venerable insists, Jews even declare that God condemns Christians to Hell “because they do not believe in the Talmud.” Pete…
A Companion to Albert the Great
Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus; d. 1280) is one of the most prolific authors of the Middle Ages, and the only scholar to be known as “the Great” during his own lifetime. As the only Scholastic to to have commented upon all the works of Aristotle, Albert is also known as the Universal Doctor (Doctor Universalis) for his encyclopedic intellect, which enabled him to make important contributions not only to Christian theology but also to natural s…
Against the Inveterate Obduracy of the Jews
Fictions of the Inner Life
Jews and Abuse of the Cross in the Middle Ages
Medieval European Jews often reacted violently to the cross or crucifix, seeing it as an idolatrous "abomination." Jews encountered the cross in various material forms, whether displayed in the church, or used in procession, or depicted on the clothing of crusaders and religious officials. It was not only a religious symbol, however: it was also a symbol of Christian power, and its virtual omnipresence in medieval Europe would have been a constan…
Fictions of the Inner Life
A Companion to Albert the Great
Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus; d. 1280) is one of the most prolific authors of the Middle Ages, and the only scholar to be known as “the Great” during his own lifetime. As the only Scholastic to to have commented upon all the works of Aristotle, Albert is also known as the Universal Doctor (Doctor Universalis) for his encyclopedic intellect, which enabled him to make important contributions not only to Christian theology but also to natural s…
Against the Inveterate Obduracy of the Jews
Peter the Venerable on the Talmud, the Jews, and Islam
It is largely for his attack upon the Talmud that Peter the Venerable’s Adversus Iudeorum inveteratam duritiem stands out. Peter is the first medieval Latin author to name the Talmud as such. Having identified the Talmud as a principal source of Jewish error, Peter condemns its influence upon Jews. In their Talmud, Peter the Venerable insists, Jews even declare that God condemns Christians to Hell “because they do not believe in the Talmud.” Pete…
Jews and Abuse of the Cross in the Middle Ages
Medieval European Jews often reacted violently to the cross or crucifix, seeing it as an idolatrous "abomination." Jews encountered the cross in various material forms, whether displayed in the church, or used in procession, or depicted on the clothing of crusaders and religious officials. It was not only a religious symbol, however: it was also a symbol of Christian power, and its virtual omnipresence in medieval Europe would have been a constan…
Classics (4 works) · History (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Judaism (2 works) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (2 works) · Theology (2 works)