I n d e x abjection, 65, 72−­ 88, 91−­ 99, 104, 127 Abraham, 19−­ 20, 28, 36, 52, 56−­ 58, 63−­ 66, 82, 90, 104, 107−­ 9, 124, 126, 134, 199n.26, 213n.47, 218n.11, 258n.139 Acts of the Apostles, 1, 11, 22, 25, 30−­ 34, 105, 137−­ 38, 201n.62, 207nn.110−­ 11, 234n.67 Allegory. See Bible and biblical interpretation Altercation of Simon and Theophilus, 44, 54−­ 60, 70 Ambrose of Milan, 127−­ 30, 154, 183−­ 84, 186, 189, 255n.97 Ambrosiaster, 62−­ 67, 70, 248−­ 49n.146 Amphilochius of Iconium, 92−­ 94, 97, 157, 163, 172−­ 77; Pseudo-­ Amphilochius, 157, 163−­ 68, 172−­ 77 Andrew of Crete, 170−­ 71, 176 Antichrist, 186−­ 88, 266 aphthartodocetism (aphtharsia), 89−­ 91, 97, 137−­ 41, 203n.78 Apollinarius, 111, 174, 225n.67, 235n.83, 238n.1, 261n.166 apology, Christian, 13, 33, 40, 42, 44−­ 45, 50−­ 54, 59, 63, 70 asceticism, 80, 85, 92−­ 98, 128, 161, 173, 184−­ 86, 224n.65, 248n.136 Athanasius of Alexandria, 85−­ 89, 97−­ 99, 251n.28; Pseudo-­ Athanasius, 67−­ 70 Augustine, 17, 61−­ 62, 83−­ 84, 97, 120, 151−­ 52, 157−­ 59, 187−­ 89, 248n.134; and Faustus, 80−­ 84, 88 Bakhtin, Mikhail, 41−­ 43, 209−­ 10, 216n.85, See also dialogues and dialogism baptism, 26−­ 28, 35, 38−­ 39, 106, 112−­ 13, 124, 131−­ 32, 142−­ 45, 165−­ 67. See also circumcision ; Jesus, baptism of Barnabas, Epistle of, 35−­ 37, 213−­ 14n.56 Basil of Caesarea, 157, 163, 166−­ 67, 170, 172−­ 77 Bauer, Walter, 2−­ 3 Bhabha, Homi K., 6, 9−­ 10, 19, 22, 33, 117−­ 18, 194n.13, 202n.70, 230n.19 Bible and biblical interpretation, 35−­ 36, 75−­ 84, 90, 95−­ 97, 106−­ 7, 119−­ 45, 154−­ 55, 175 borders and boundaries, x−­ xi, 1−­ 14, 38−­ 39, 41−­ 43, 54, 59−­ 60, 71, 73−­ 79, 98−­ 99, 102−­ 3, 110, 117, 135, 159, 180−­ 81, 194n.11. See also frontiers Boyarin, Daniel, 100−­ 102, 110, 138, 199n.23, 210n.13 Burrus, Virginia, 86, 98−­ 99, 123, 125 Caesarius of Arles, 163−­ 64 calendars, 147−­ 52, 155−­ 56, 165−­ 67, 249n.5 Celsus. See Origen Chin, Catherine M., 121, 142 Circumcision, Feast of, 133, 146−­ 48, 157−­ 72, 177, 243n.73, 244n.85 circumcision, Jewish, xi, 15−­ 22, 27; Christian interpretations of, 34−­ 40, 51−­ 53, 64−­ 65, 108−­ 9 Clark, Elizabeth, 120, 141, 194n.14 Cohen, Shaye J. D., 17, 20−­ 21, 200n.35, 201nn.59−­ 60 Colossians, Letter to the, 25−­ 28, 38, 124, 142−­ 25 commentary, 119−­ 22, 130, 135−­ 36, 142−­ 43. See also Bible and biblical interpretation Cyprian of Carthage, 38−­ 39 Cyril of Alexandria, xi, 88, 90, 129−­ 33, 139, 142 Derrida, Jacques, 146, 171, 239n.11 dialogues and dialogism, 36−­ 38, 41−­ 71, 80, 169 Eagleton, Terry, 4, 42−­ 43, 44 Ebionites, 101−­ 15 (passim), 183−­ 84, 230n.10. See also Jewish Christians 310 Index Ehrman, Bart D., xi, 193n.2, 194n.8, 211n.22, 230n.10 Ephrem, 125−­ 27, 154, 175, 176 Epiphanius of Salamis, 85, 103−­ 18, 183−­ 86 Epiphany, Feast of, 125, 146, 147, 152, 153, 165, 167, 177 erotapokriseis (question-­ and-­ answer texts), 44, 60−­ 67 Eusebius of Caesarea, 1, 3, 216n.88, 231n.22 Faustus the Manichean. See Augustine feminist theory. See gender fetish, 10−­ 12 flesh, x, 27−­ 28, 56, 65−­ 66, 77, 82, 91, 94−­ 97, 104, 122−­ 25, 133−­ 34, 158−­ 62, 166−­ 68; of Christ, ix−­ x, 55, 84−­ 90, 94, 96, 111, 137−­ 39, 170−­ 72 foreskin, 16, 20−­ 21, 24, 27, 144, 199n.27, 201n.57; Christ’s: see Jesus, foreskin of Foucault, Michel, 119, 141, 148, 239n.11 Fredriksen, Paula, 23, 223n.40 frontiers, 8, 43, 73, 79, 196n.39, 222n.32. See also borders and boundaries gender, 4−­ 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 17−­ 18, 32−­ 33, 95−­ 99, 112−­ 13, 171, 179−­ 80, 184−­ 86, 189, 199nn.18−­ 19, 199n.23 gospels: canonical, 16, 25, 61, 77−­ 79, 93, 106−­ 7, 126−­ 28, 135, 138, 159, 182 (see also Luke, Gospel of); infancy, 139−­ 41, 153, 226n.86 Grosz, Elizabeth, 73 Guibert of Nogent, ix hellenism, 7−­ 10, 16, 19−­ 21, 43, 51−­ 53, 104, 206n.102 heresy, heretics, 1−­ 3, 72−­ 99, 100−­ 118, 120, 159, 162, 166−­ 67, 171, 174, 181, 182, 189; scholarly views of, 1−­ 3, 72−­ 73, 83−­ 84, 87−­ 88, 98−­ 99, 100−­ 102; writings against, 42, 46, 67, 77−­ 79, 80−­ 97 (passim), 103−­ 14, 116−­ 17, 123...