Within Judaism? Interpretive Trajectories in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the First to the Twenty-First Century: : Mohammed Ibraheem Ahmed: Fortress Academic

Within Judaism? Interpretive Trajectories in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the First to the Twenty-First Century

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This book charts the shifting boundaries of Judaism from antiquity to the modern period in order to bring clarity to what scholars mean when they claim that ancient texts or groups are “within Judaism,” as well as exploring how rabbinic Jews, Christians, and Muslims have negotiated and renegotiated what Judaism is and is not in order to form their own identities. Belief in Jesus as the Messiah was seen as part of first-century Judaism, but by the fourth or fifth century, the boundaries had shifted and adherence to Jesus came to be seen as outside of Judaism. Resituating New Testament texts within first- or second-century Judaism is an historical exercise that may broaden our view of what Judaism looked like in the early centuries CE, but normatively these texts remain within Christianity because of their reception history. The historical “within Judaism” perspective, however, has the potential to challenge and reshape the theology of contemporary Christianity while at the same time the long-held consensus that belief in Jesus cannot belong within Judaism is again challenged by the modern Messianic Jewish movement.

Part I. The “Within Judaism” Perspective: What's at Stake?

1. The “Within Judaism” Perspective: Why Does It Matter?
Magnus Zetterholm
2. What Does “Within Judaism” Mean? Some Thoughts on Method, History, and Theology
Anders Runesson
3. What's in a Label? “Jews,” “Judaism,” and “Jewish” in the Study of Antiquity
Adele Reinhartz
4. What's in a Translation?
Mark D. Nanos
5. Gender, Judaism, and the Jesus Movement: What Change Does “Within” Bring?
Kathy Ehrensperger
6. Attending to Power: “Within Judaism” Scholarship and the Erasure of History
Neil Elliott

Part II. The First and Second Centuries: Reading New Testament Texts Within Judaism

7. Paul Within Judaism
Paula Fredriksen
8. Mark Within Judaism
John Van Maaren
9. Matthew Within Judaism
Matthias Konradt
10. Luke Within Judaism
Joshua Paul Smith and Matthew Thiessen
11. Acts Within Judaism
Isaac W. Oliver
12. John Within Judaism
Wally V. Cirafesi
13. Revelation Within Judaism
Ralph J. Korner
14. James Within Judaism
Karl-W

Product details

Published	27 Nov 2023
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Extent	432
ISBN	9781978715066
Imprint	Fortress Academic
Dimensions	237 x 158 mm
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Karin Hedner Zetterholm

Anthology Editor

Anders Runesson

Contributor

Mohammed Ibraheem Ahmed

Contributor

William S. Campbell

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Wally V. Cirafesi

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Philip A. Cunningham

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Elliot N. Dorff

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Kathy Ehrensperger

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Neil Elliott

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Paula Fredriksen

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Mark S. Kinzer

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Matthias Konradt

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Ralph J. Korner

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Grant Macaskill

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Michele Murray

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Mark D. Nanos

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Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr

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Isaac W. Oliver

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Adele Reinhartz

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Jennifer M. Rosner

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Anders Runesson

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Adiel Schremer

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Joshua Paul Smith

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Matthew Thiessen

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John Van Maaren

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Holger Zellentin

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Karin Hedner Zetterholm

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Magnus Zetterholm

This is a really remarkable book. Even as debates over situating New Testament texts “within Judaism” continue to roil biblical studies, Hedner Zetterholm, Runesson, and their outstanding contributors pause to theorize the question itself, to explore what is at stake, and for whom, and to point to promising ways forward. The authors of the twenty-five chapters are expert guides to a difficult but extremely important field of research. This will be a book to come back to again and again.

Matthew V. Novenson, University of Edinburgh
This collection is valuable for bringing together in one place a wide range of different approaches to "within Judaism." Readers already familiar with certain topics can benefit from seeing how related analyses are applied to other topics, and those new to "within Judaism" approaches can encounter the fruitful conceptual and historical insights that can come from looking at Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions from previously-neglected perspectives.

Daniel H. Weiss, University of Cambridge
The value of this book lies in the fact that it gathers together a diverse array of perspectives from "within Judaism." This movement has drawn traction over the past 25 years. Viewing Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions from previously overlooked perspectives can provide insightful conceptual and historical information that readers unfamiliar with "within Judaism" approaches may find useful. Additionally, readers who are already familiar with some topics can benefit from seeing how related analyses are applied to other topics. This is a book that you will return to again and time again.

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