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Tables of Contents for The Peri Pascha Attributed to Melito of Sardis
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Introduction: Identifying the Issues
1
1
Stories
1
1
Brief Summary of the Homily
2
2
History of the Text
4
2
Date of the Homily
6
1
Anti-Jewish Rhetoric in the Homily
7
1
Scriptural Quotations
7
1
Method and Organization of this Study
8
3
Part One: Setting and Purpose of the Peri Pascha
11
78
Eusebius' information
11
1
Reliability of Eusebius' Information
12
1
Authorship Question
12
1
Polycrates' Evidence in Euesbius
13
3
Eusebius' Preface to the Homily
16
3
Two Paschal Homilies
19
2
Anonymous Work
21
1
Six Books of Extracts
21
1
Quartodeciman Position of the Homily
22
7
Quartodeciman Position and the Charge of Judaizing
29
1
Summary
30
1
Sardis Provenance
31
4
Possible Palestine Provenance
35
2
Interpretations of the Homily's First Line
37
2
Summary of Eusebius' evidence
39
1
Fragments attributed to Melito of Sardis
39
1
Authorship Claims among the Fragments
39
2
Fragment Variants: eis sphagen (to the slaughter)
41
3
Fragment Variants and Lists in PP 59 and PP 69
44
7
Summary of the Fragment Evidence
51
1
Anti-Judaism in the Homily
52
2
Ho laos and ``Israel'' in the Homily
54
8
Egypt Foreshadowing Both Jesus and ``Israel''
62
1
Influence of the Temple's Destruction upon Christianity
62
1
Initial Perspectives on the Anti-Judaism in the Homily
63
1
Social/Political Roots of Anti-Judaism
64
4
Alleged Jewish Missionary Activity
68
2
Popularity of Judaism
70
1
Jews' Alleged Persecution of Christians
70
4
Tensions in Sardis
74
1
Additional Social Impetuses behind the Anti-Judaism
74
2
Self-Definition Roots of Anti-Judaism
76
1
Theological Roots of Anti-Judaism
77
3
Anti-Gnostic Polemics
80
1
Anti-Marcionite Polemics
81
4
Summary of the Homily's Anti-Judaism
85
4
Part Two: Sources
89
58
Quotations Used in the Homily
89
2
Quotations Inform the Design of the Homily
91
1
The Passover Motif and Exodus 12
92
3
Early Jewish Passover Material
95
4
Exodus 12 and the Passover in Early Christian Writings
99
3
The Homily's Variants and their Sources
102
1
Questions concerning Sources for Passover Story
103
1
General Use of Sources by the Homilist
104
1
Sources Available in the Ancient World
105
4
Definitions
109
2
Characteristics of Derivative Biblical Sources
111
2
The Human Predicament
113
3
Gen. 2.16-17 Quotation
116
5
Series Quotations, PP 61-64
121
1
Psalm 2.1-2 and Isaiah 53.7-8
122
4
Deuteronomy 28.66
126
4
Jeremiah 11.19 and the Composite Quotation
130
3
Composite Quotation
133
4
Isaiah 50.8 Quotation
137
1
Jeremiah 5.8 Passage
138
1
Summary of the Use of Derivative-Biblical Sources
139
3
Description of Sources
142
2
Conclusions
144
3
Conclusion: A New Model of Interpretation for the Peri Pascha
147
8
Challenges to Current Scholarship
147
2
Christian Self-Definition
149
1
The Homilist's Intention in Writing the Homily
150
2
A New Model for Interpreting the Homily
152
3
Appendix A: Fragment 15 and Irenaeus
155
4
Bibliography
159
20
Editions
159
1
Reviews
160
1
Secondary
160
19
Hebrew Scripture Index
179
1
New Testament Scripture Index
180
1
Ancient Authors
181
3
Modern Authors
184