In a groundbreaking exploration of modern Jewish literature, Neta Stahl examines the attitudes adopted by modern Jewish writers toward the figure of Jesus, the ultimate ''Other'' in medieval Jewish literature. Stahl argues that twentieth-century...
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In a groundbreaking exploration of modern Jewish literature, Neta Stahl examines the attitudes adopted by modern Jewish writers toward the figure of Jesus, the ultimate ''Other'' in medieval Jewish literature. Stahl argues that twentieth-century Jewish writers relocated Jesus from his traditional status as the Christian Other to a position as a fellow Jew, a ''brother,'' and even as a means of reconstructing themselves. Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. A New Jew, a New Jesus: Jesus and Jewish National Culture in the First Half of the Twentieth Century -- 2. "Cut Off from All of His Brothers, from His Blood": The Figure of Jesus in the Poetry of Uri Zvi Greenberg -- 3. "The Temptation of the Cross": The Figure of Jesus in Israeli Literature -- 4. The Father and the Son of God: Jesus in the Works of Yoel Hoffmann -- 5. "Why Have You Forsaken Them?": Jesus in the Poetry of Avot Yeshurun -- Epilogue: The Ironic Gaze at Brother Jesus -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
