The reception of Jewish tradition in the social imagination of the early Christians / edited by John M. G. Barclay and Kylie Crabbe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barclay, John M. G., editor.

Crabbe, Kylie, 1977- editor.

Series:

Reception of Jesus in the first three centuries ; 8.

The reception of Jesus in the first three centuries ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Church history--Primitive and early church.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Relations.

Christianity.

Identification (Religion).

Interfaith relations.

Physical Description:

vi, 263 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : T&T Clark, Bloomsbury Publsihing Plc, 2022.

Summary:

"A reconsideration of the reception of Jewish traditions and texts in early Christianity by leading international contributors"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The reception of Jewish texts

1. The early Christian reception of the legend of the Greek translation of the scriptures / Judith M. Lieu

2. The Law and Prophets as Origen's Gospel / Devin L. White

3. The reception of the Watchers tradition in Tertullian with regard to 1 Cor. 11.2-16 / Stephen C. Carlson

pt. 2 The reception of Jewish themes, images and categories

4. `Not like the gentiles who do not know God' (1 Thess. 4.5): The function of Othering and anti-gentile stereotypes of sexual wrongdoing in early Jewish and Christian texts / Christine Gerber

5. Patterns of Christian reinterpretations of the Maccabean martyrdoms / Jan Willem van Henten

6. `The blind and the lame': An adapted category in early Christian communal self-understanding / Kylie Crabbe

7. The ethics of Eden: Luxury, banqueting and the New Jerusalem / Candida R. Moss

8. Scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees and Trypho: Jewish leadership and Jesus traditions in Justin's construal of Christian and Jewish identity / Benjamin A. Edsall

pt. 3 The reception of Jewish practices

9. Denial of forgiveness and the Spirit: `Anxiety of influence' and the Christian demotion of John's baptism / Joel Marcus

10. Tradition and authority in scribal culture: A comparison between the Yahadic Dead Sea Scroll texts and the Gospel of Matthew / Loren T. Stuckenbruck

11. Remember the poor: Early Christian reception of a Jewish communal responsibility / John M. G. Barclay.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Reception of Jewish tradition in the social imagination of the early Christians

ISBN:

9780567695994

0567695999

OCLC:

1243909873

Publisher Number:

99988573368