The Jesuit António Vieira on Paul’s Judeo-Gentile Universalism and Jewish Resiliency

Abstract This article reassesses António Vieira’s views on New Christians and Jews. Rather than presenting a reductive portrait of Vieira’s philosemitism as merely empathic, positive, and tolerant, I argue that his supportive attitudes included some enduring negative ideas of Jewishness. An analysis...

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Published in:Journal of Jesuit studies
Main Author: Sṭuts'insḳi, Dov (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Journal of Jesuit studies
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBH Iberian Peninsula
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KDB Roman Catholic Church
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Jews
B Universalism
B St. Paul
B Soteriology
B Philosemitism
B Portugal
B António Vieira
B Gonçalo Anes Bandarra
B Conversos
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Summary:Abstract This article reassesses António Vieira’s views on New Christians and Jews. Rather than presenting a reductive portrait of Vieira’s philosemitism as merely empathic, positive, and tolerant, I argue that his supportive attitudes included some enduring negative ideas of Jewishness. An analysis of Vieira’s pro-converso and prophetic writings (including his Inquisition trial) show that his more ambivalent and dialectical perceptions were ultimately grounded on a theological-political interpretation of Paul’s Judeo-Gentile universalism.
ISSN:2214-1332
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Jesuit studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22141332-0802P006