Reading the Way, Paul, and "the Jews" in Acts within Judaism : "among my own nation" / Jason F. Moraff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moraff, Jason F., author.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 2513-8790 690.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Library of New Testament studies, 2513-8790 ; 690

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Jews in the New Testament.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity--Biblical teaching.

Judaism.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism--Biblical teaching.

Christianity and other religions.

Bible. Acts.

Biblical teaching.

Christianity.

Interfaith relations.

New Testament. Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Jews--Identity--New Testament teaching.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiii, 193 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London [England] ; New York [New York] : T & T Clark, 2024.

Summary:

"Jason F. Moraff argues that Acts uses common Jewish ethnicity and parallel characterization to bind the Way, Paul, and "the Jews" together into a shared identity as Israel, God's covenant people, on a communal journey of repentance"-- Provided by publisher.

"Jason F. Moraff challenges the contention that Acts' sharp rhetoric and portrayal of 'the Jews' reflects anti-Judaism and supersessionism. He argues that, rather than constructing Christian identity in contrast to Judaism, Acts binds the Way, Paul, and 'the Jews' together into a shared identity as Israel, and that together they embark on a journey of repentance with common Jewishness providing the foundation. Acts leverages Jewish kinship, language, cult, and custom to portray the Way, Paul, and 'the Jews' as one family debating the direction of their ancestral tradition. Using a historically situated narrative approach, Moraff frames Acts' portrayal of the Way and Paul in relation to the Jewish people as participating in internecine conflict regarding the Jewish tradition-in-crisis, after the destruction of the temple. By exploring ancient ethnicity, Jewish identity and Lukan characterization, images of the Jews, the Way, and Paul, violence in Acts and the theme of blindness in Luke's gospel, the Pauline writings and Acts, Moraff stresses that Acts speaks from 'among my own nation,' meaning 'the Jews', and makes it possible to understand Acts' critical characterization of 'the Jews' within Second Temple Judaism."-- Publisher's website, viewed on July 24, 2024.

Contents:

"Nothing against my nation" : Acts, Jews, and Judaism

"I am a Jew" : ancient ethnicity, Jewish identity, and Lukan characterization

"Like you are today" : images of the Jews, the Way, and Paul

"I persecuted this way" : agents of violence in Acts

"I could not see" : Israel's blindness, Paul, and the end of Acts

Conclusion: "Among my own nation" : reading the Way, Paul, and "the Jews" in Acts within Judaism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780567712462

056771246X

9780567712509

0567712508

OCLC:

1385316173