The New Testament and rabbinic literature / edited by Reimund Bieringer ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bieringer, R. (Reimund)

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 136.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 136

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament.

Rabbinical literature--Relation to the New Testament--Congresses.

Rabbinical literature.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism--Congresses.

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Bible.

Jewish law--Congresses.

Jewish law.

Rabbinical literature--Relation to the New Testament.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 544 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Summary:

The present book brings together the contributions of the foremost specialists on the relationship of the New Tastament and Rabbinic Literature. It caontains the proceedings of a symosium held at teh K.U. Leuven in January 2006. The contributors, from different European countries as well as from Israel, present detail the history of rabbinical scholarship by christian scholars and deal with the main issues in the study of rabbinic matcrials. As could be expected, much attention is given to halakhic issucs, but literary questions in Midrash, Targum and Mystical Literature are also dealt with. All contributions are in English, and the volume is completed withe a very large"cumulative bibliography" which will enhance its usefulness.

Contents:

The New Testament and rabbinic study : an historical sketch / William Horbury

The modern study of rabbinics and historical questions : the tale of the text / Isaiah Gafni

From the best text to the pragmatic edition : on editing rabbinic texts / Giuseppe Veltri

Dating rabbinic traditions / Günter Stemberger

Form-criticism of rabbinic literature / Catherine Hezser

The social profile of the Pharisees / Roland Deines

Halakhah in the New Testament : a research overview / Peter J. Tomson

Sabbath laws in the New Testament Gospels / Lutz Doering

Jesus and purity / Friedrich Avemarie

Jesus, Scripture and paradosis : response to Friedrich Avemarie / Thomas Kazen

Divorce halakhah in Paul and the Jesus tradition / Peter J. Tomson

The New Testament and rabbinic Hebrew / Jan Joosten and Menahem Kister

"First Adam" and "Second Adam" in 1 Cor 15:45-49 in the light of midrashic exegesis and Hebrew usage / Menahem Kister

Midrash and the New Testament : a methodology for the study of Gospel midrash / Miguel Pérez Fernández

Targum and the New Testament : a revisit / Martin McNamara

Jewish mysticism, the New Testament and rabbinic-period mysticism / Crispin Fletcher-Louis.

Notes:

"It contains the proceedings of a Symposium held at the K.U.Leuven on January 2006. The contributors, from different European countries as well as from Israel, present in detail the history of rabbinical scholarship by Christian scholars and deal with the main issues in the study of rabbinic materials"--ECIP data view.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [471]-508) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004175884

9004175881

OCLC:

373475098