Jewish Christians In Puritan England Av Aidan Cottrell-Boyce

<!--StartFragment--><p><spanstyle>Among the proliferation of Puritan sects across England in theseventeenth century, a remarkable number began adopting demonstratively Jewishritual practices. From circumcision to Sabbath-keeping and dietary laws, theiractions led these movements were labelled by their contemporaries as Judaizers,with various motives proposed. Were these Judaizing steps an excrescence ofover-exuberant biblicism? Were they a by-product of Protestant apocalyptictendencies? Were they a response to the changing status of Jews in Europe?<o></o:p></span></p><p><span>In <i>JewishChristians in Puritan Englan