Identity matters : John, the Jews, and Jewishness / by Raimo Hakola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hakola, Raimo.

Series:

Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 118.

Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; v. 118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews in the New Testament.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Judaism.

Christianity and antisemitism.

Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book challenges current scholarly consensus concerning John’s references to the Jews in two ways. First, the author suggests that John’s portrayal of the Jews cannot be understood as a response to the violent policy of John’s opponents. Second, the author claims that John’s portrayal of Jewishness is much more ambivalent than is often claimed today. The first part of the book offers a detailed criticism on the so called two-level reading strategy which claims that John’s references to the Jews emerge from the conflict with rabbinic Judaism. The second part examines in detail John’s relationship to some basic markers of Jewishness. The book contributes to the ongoing discussion of anti-Judaism in John and efforts to understand John’s historical setting.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Fallacies in Scholarly Consensus

Jesus, the Jews, and the Worship of God

Jesus, The Sabbath and Circumcision

Jesus, The Jews and Moses

The Believing Jews, Abraham and the Devil (8:31–59)

The Johannine Christians, The Jews and Jewishness

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Passages.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-274) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-86783-3

9786610867837

90-474-0725-3

1-4337-0638-5

OCLC:

191935927

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047407256 DOI