Christian origins and Hellenistic Judaism Vol. 2, social and literary contexts for the New Testament / edited by Stanley E. Porter, Andrew W. Pitts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Porter, Stanley E., 1956-

Pitts, Andrew W.

Series:

Texts and Editions for New Testament Study 10.

Texts and editions for New Testament study, 1574-7085 ; v. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Origin.

Christianity.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

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

Church history.

Bible. New Testament--Socio-rhetorical criticism.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (631 p.)

Other Title:

Early Christianity in its Hellenistic context

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Christian Origins and Hellenistic Judaism , Stanley E. Porter and Andrew W. Pitts assemble an international team of scholars whose work has focused on reconstructing the social matrix for earliest Christianity through reference to Hellenistic Judaism and its literary forms. Each essay moves forward the current understanding of how primitive Christianity situated itself in relation to evolving Greco-Roman Jewish culture. Some essays focus on configuring the social context for the origins of the Jesus movement and beyond, while others assess the literary relation between early Christian and Hellenistic Jewish texts.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Stanley E. Porter and Andrew W Pitts

Hellenistic Judaism and New Testament Interpretation: An Introductory Essay / Stanley E. Porter and Andrew W. Pitts

Hellenism and the Biblical Canons: Is There a Connection? / Lee Martin McDonald

Glorifying the Present through the Past: Herod the Great and His Jewish Royal Predecessors / Adam Kolman Marshak

Beyond Covenant Nomism: Revisiting Palestinian Judaism in Light of Pseudo-Philo’s Biblical Antiquities / Preston M. Sprinkle

Resurrection and Immortality in Hellenistic Judaism: Navigating the Conceptual Boundaries / C.D. Elledge

The Spirit in Second Temple Jewish Monotheism and the Origins of Early Christology / Andrew W. Pitts and Seth Pollinger

The Ethnic Context of Paul’s Letters / Christopher D. Stanley

“Is Saul of Tarsus Also among the Prophets?” Paul’s Calling as Prophetic Divine Commissioning / Tony Costa

Monotheism and Philosophy: Notes on the Concept of God in Philo and Paul (Romans 1:18–21) / Peter Frick

Paul beyond the Judaism/Hellenism Divide? The Case of Pauline Anthropology in Romans 7 and 2Corinthians 4–5 / Emma Wasserman

Was John the Baptist a Member of the Qumran Community? Once More / Stanley E. Porter

The Temple Attitudes of John and Qumran in the Light of Hellenistic Judaism / Wally V. Cirafesi

Rhetoric and the Art of Persuasion in the Wisdom of Solomon / Leo G. Perdue

Dialectics: Philosophical and Talmudic / Jacob Neusner

Ancient “Science Fiction”: Journeys into Space and Visions of the World in Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman Literature of Antiquity / Catherine Hezser

Luke, Josephus, and Self-Definition: The Genre of Luke-Acts and Its Relationship to Apologetic Historiography and Collected Biography / Sean A. Adams

Rivers, Springs, and Wells of Living Water: Metaphorical Transformation in the Johannine Corpus / Beth M. Stovell

Martyr Theology in Hellenistic Judaism and Paul’s Conception of Jesus’ Death in Romans 3:21–26 / Jarvis J. Williams

Torah Instruction, Discussion, and Prophecy in First-Century Synagogues / Carl Mosser

On the Trail of Trypho: Two Fragmentary Jewish-Christian Dialogues from the Ancient Church / William Varner

Index of Modern Authors / Stanley E. Porter and Andrew W Pitts

Index of Ancient Sources / Stanley E. Porter and Andrew W Pitts.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-23639-2

OCLC:

833766100

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004236394 DOI