Studies in exegesis : Christian critiques of Jewish law and rabbinic responses, 70-300 C.E. / by Herbert W. Basser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Basser, Herbert W.

Series:

Brill reference library of ancient Judaism ; v. 2.

The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism, 1566-1237 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Controversial literature--History and criticism.

Judaism.

Judaism--Apologetic works--History and criticism.

Judaism (Christian theology)--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Judaism (Christian theology).

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Bible. Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Jesus Christ--Views on Jewish law.

Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 148 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Perush

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author examines debates between Christians and Jews in the process and aftermath of the Christian break from Judaism. By closely examining the exegetical underpinnings of the controversies between Jews and Christians, the author discovers the Jewish side.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; To the Reader; Introduction; PART I: The Jesus and Pharisee Debates; PART II: The Neighbor You Love and the Decalogue: Speculations on Some Textual Evidence for Early Jewish Polemics; PART III: Encounters between Rabbinic and Christian Texts; Appendix A: On the Antiquity of Some Rabbinic Ideas; Appendix B: Hebrew Original Sources for Some Texts Cited in PART III; Bibliography of Sources Cited; Citations Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-140) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46438-0

9786610464388

1-4175-9091-2

90-474-0053-4

OCLC:

191039247