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Heresy, forgery, novelty : condemning, denying, and asserting innovation in ancient Judaism / Jonathan Klawans.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Klawans, Jonathan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
- Judaism.
- Jews--History--168 B.C.-135 A.D.
- Jews.
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
- Rabbinical literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- It is commonly asserted that heresy is a Christian invention that emerged in late antiquity as Christianity distinguished itself from Judaism. Heresy, Forgery, Novelty clearly defines these three important terms in the study of ancient Judaism and early Christianity, and demonstrates that Christianity's heresiological impulse is in fact indebted to Jewish precedents.
- Contents:
- Heresies, forgeries, novelties
- Heresy without orthodoxy: Josephus and the rabbis on dangerous beliefs
- Secret supersessionism? Intimations of novelty concealed at Qumran
- Innovation asserted: the novelties of early Christianity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-006252-5
- 0-19-006253-3
- 0-19-006251-7
- OCLC:
- 1113912389
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