Against the Inveterate Obduracy of the Jews

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THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH MEDIAEVAL CONTINUATION VOLUME 14 THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH MEDIAEVAL CONTINUATION EDITORIAL BOARD Gregory F. LaNave Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception Dominican House of Studies Editorial Director Regis J. Armstrong, O.F.M. Cap. Joseph Goering The Catholic University of America University of Toronto Peter Casarella Frank A. C. Mantello DePaul University The Catholic University of America John Cavadini Jan Ziolkowski University of Notre Dame Harvard University Trevor Lipscombe Director The Catholic University of America Press Carole Monica C. Burnett Staff Editor PETER THE VENERABLE AGAINST THE INVETERATE OBDURACY OF THE JEWS Translated by IRVEN M. RESNICK THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2013 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standards for Information Science— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI z39.48-1984. ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Peter, the Venerable, approximately 1092–1156. [Adversus Iudeorum inveteratam duritiem. English] Peter the venerable against the inveterate obduracy of the Jews / translated by Irven M. Resnick. pages cm. — (The fathers of the church mediaeval continuation ; v. 14) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8132-2129-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Judaism—Controversial literature—Early works to 1800. I. Resnick, Irven Michael. II. Title. BT1120.P4713 2013 239—dc23 2013003974 publication of this book is supported by a grant from Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford BnF 17716 fol. 23 (late 12th C.?), showing Peter the Venerable praying at the feet of the Virgin holding her child. The illustration follows the text of The Office of the Transfiguration (fols. 8r–22v) by Peter the Venerable. ...