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Within Judaism? Interpretive Trajectories in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the First to the Twenty-First Century
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.
Table of Contents
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 | Nov 27 2023 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 432 |
| ISBN | 9798765187586 |
| Imprint | Fortress Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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