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In Christian and Jewish Bible interpretation in late antiquity, polemics and demarcation are evident, as are similarities and mutual references.

Patristic and rabbinic biblical interpretations are significant contributions to the identity construction of late antique Christian and Jewish groups. The contributions in this conference volume illuminate the reception of biblical texts, themes and figures in patristic and rabbinic writings from the 2nd to the 8th century. They reveal processes of mutual demarcation, which are sometimes extremely polemical, sometimes only implicit and indirectly accessible. The correct interpretation of Scripture is claimed for one's own "we", while at the same time distinguishing it from the "others". Nevertheless, similarities and mutual positive references are clearly recognizable. Especially the often so polemical Christian interpretation is from the beginning rooted in the Jewish tradition and based on it. But also the rabbinic interpretation shows traces of the controversy with Christianity.

Préface
The contributions illuminate the reception of biblical texts, themes and figures in patristic and rabbinic writings from the 2nd to the 8th century. They reveal processes of mutual demarcation, which are sometimes extremely polemical, sometimes only implicit and indirectly accessible. The correct interpretation of Scripture is claimed for one's own "we", while at the same time distinguishing it from the "others". Nevertheless, similarities and mutual positive references are clearly recognizable. Especially the often so polemical Christian interpretation is from the beginning rooted in the Jewish tradition and based on it. But also the rabbinic interpretation shows traces of the controversy with Christianity.

Auteur
Since 2009, Constanza Cordoni is assistant researcher at the Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Vienna.Harald Buchinger ist Professor für Liturgiewissenschaft an der Universität Regensburg.Dr. Gerhard Langer ist Professor am Institut für Judaistik an der Universität Wien.Agnethe Siquans is Professor for Old Testament Studies at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Vienna. Agnethe Siquans studied catholic theology, religious education and Jewish studies. Her doctoral thesis was an analysis of the Quaestiones in Deuteronomium by Theodoret of Cyrus. Her habilitation thesis dealt with Female prophets of the Old Testament in patristic reception. Her main research fields are intertextual exegesis of the Old Testament, feminist and gender studies of the Bible and early Christian texts, the reception of the Bible in patristic writings, church fathers and rabbinic midrash and Jewish-Christians relations in Antiquity. 20162019 she led a project on Exodus 12 in patristic and rabbinic interpretation, funded by the Austrian Science Fund. She works on commentaries on Psalms 101119 and on the Book of Daniel and is co-editor of the series Ancient Scriptural Interpretation and Vetus Testamentum Patristicum.Agnethe Siquans is Professor for Old Testament Studies at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Vienna. Agnethe Siquans studied catholic theology, religious education and Jewish studies. Her doctoral thesis was an analysis of the Quaestiones in Deuteronomium by Theodoret of Cyrus. Her habilitation thesis dealt with Female prophets of the Old Testament in patristic reception. Her main research fields are intertextual exegesis of the Old Testament, feminist and gender studies of the Bible and early Christian texts, the reception of the Bible in patristic writings, church fathers and rabbinic midrash and Jewish-Christians relations in Antiquity. 20162019 she led a project on Exodus 12 in patristic and rabbinic interpretation, funded by the Austrian Science Fund. She works on commentaries on Psalms 101119 and on the Book of Daniel and is co-editor of the series Ancient Scriptural Interpretation and Vetus Testamentum Patristicum.Agnethe Siquans is Professor for Old Testament Studies at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Vienna. Agnethe Siquans studied catholic theology, religious education and Jewish studies. Her doctoral thesis was an analysis of the Quaestiones in Deuteronomium by Theodoret of Cyrus. Her habilitation thesis dealt with Female prophets of the Old Testament in patristic reception. Her main research fields are intertextual exegesis of the Old Testament, feminist and gender studies of the Bible and early Christian texts, the reception of the Bible in patristic writings, church fathers and rabbinic midrash and Jewish-Christians relations in Antiquity. 20162019 she led a project on Exodus 12 in patristic and rabbinic interpretation, funded by the Austrian Science Fund. She works on commentaries on Psalms 101119 and on the Book of Daniel and is co-editor of the series Ancient Scriptural Interpretation and Vetus Testamentum Patristicum.Thomas R. Karmann war Professor für Kirchengeschichte und Patrologie am Lehrstuhl für Kirchengeschichte des Altertums, christliche Archäologie und Patrologie der Universität Würzburg.Susanne Plietzsch ist Leiterin des Zentrums für Jüdische Kulturgeschichte an der Universität Salzburg.Hans-Ulrich Weidemann ist Professor für Neues Testament am Seminar für Katholische Theologie der Universität Siegen.