The origin of heresy : a history of discourse in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity / Robert M. Royalty, Jr.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Royalty, Robert M., Jr., 1961-

Series:

• Routledge studies in religion ; 18.
• Routledge studies in religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Christianity--Origin.
• Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
• Christianity and other religions.
• Judaism.
• Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
• Relations.
• Christianity.
• Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
• Church history.
• Church history--Primitive and early church.
• Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
• History.
• Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Physical Description:

x, 233 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Contents:

• The origin of heresy
• The rhetoric of difference in Israel
• Reform and revolution in the Roman Empire: John the Baptist and the disciples of Jesus
• Paul and the rhetoric of difference
• The Christian Gospels as narratives of exclusion
• Policing the boundaries: the politics of heresiology
• The politics of orthodoxy
• Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780415536943
• 0415536944

OCLC:

809769211