Bible, Emperor, Jew. The interplay of biblical exegesis and anti-Judaism in imperial propaganda under Macedonian rule KU Leuven
This project will investigate the ideological outreach and function of Byzantine literature and the interplay between biblical exegesis and anti-Jewish politics in a crucial period of Byzantine history. (a) A post-doc researcher will document, interpret and explain the role of biblical exegesis in the process of justifying anti-Jewish measures that were undertaken not out of religious but out of ideological reasons by emperors of the ...