Sholem Asch’s Christian trilogy
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Sholem Asch’s Christian trilogy is a series of three novels that reimagine key figures and events of early Christianity from a Jewish perspective.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sholem Asch’s Christian trilogy canonical | 2 |
| Sholem Asch’s New Testament trilogy | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary trilogy
ⓘ
novel series ⓘ |
| aim | to bridge understanding between Jews and Christians ⓘ |
| author | Sholem Asch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| controversyTopic |
Jewish engagement with Christian themes
ⓘ
Jewish portrayal of Jesus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Jewish diaspora literature ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
faith and doubt
ⓘ
identity and religious tradition ⓘ interreligious dialogue ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
religious fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nazarene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Yiddish ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Yiddish literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
historical context of Gospel events
ⓘ
humanization of New Testament figures ⓘ |
| notableWorkInSeries |
Mary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nazarene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguageScript | Hebrew alphabet ⓘ |
| perspective | Jewish perspective on early Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
Jewish origins of Christianity
ⓘ
relationship between Judaism and Christianity ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
Roman Judea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Mediterranean ⓘ |
| subject |
Jesus of Nazareth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ early Christianity ⓘ the Apostles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general adult readership ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mary (novel)
this entity surface form:
Sholem Asch’s New Testament trilogy