Jews and Christians

by James D. G. Dunn

Overview

This collection of learned essays helps to clarify the extent to which we can speak of the parting of the ways between Christianity and Judaism in the period spanned by two Jewish revolts against Rome. Twelve internationally respected scholars carefully analyze the chief Jewish and Christian documents and traditions relating to the period, drawing out their significance for the topic. The result is an integrated and comprehensive study of the diverging trajectories of Judaism and early Christianity. Contributors: Philip S. Alexander Neville Birdsall Andrew Chester James D. G. Dunn Martin Goodman Martin Hengel William Horbury Hermann Lichtenberger John McHugh Christopher Rowland Graham N. Stanton Peter Stuhlmacher

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802844989
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	04/07/1999
Pages:	414
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.93(d)
Lexile:	1470L (what's this?)

About the Author

James D. G. Dunn (1939–2020) was a renowned New Testament scholar and the longtime Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at Durham University. His numerous books include The Theology of Paul the Apostle, Jesus according to the New Testament, and the magisterial Christianity in the Making trilogy.

Table of Contents

'The Parting of the Ways' from the Perspective of Rabbinic Judaism
Philip S. Alexander

Diaspora Reactions to the Destruction of the Temple
Martin Goodman

The Septuagint as a Collection of Writings Claimed by Christians: Justin and the Church Fathers before Origen
Martin Hengel

Syncretistic Features in Jewish and Jewish-Christian Baptism Movements
Hermann Lichtenberger

Matthew's Christology and the Parting of the Ways
Graham N. Stanton

A note on the textual evidence for the omission of Matthew 9:34
J. Neville Birdsall

'In Him was Life': John's Gospel and the Parting of the Ways
John McHugh

The Understanding of Christ in the Pauline School: A Sketch
Peter Stuhlmacher

The Question of Anti-semitism in the New Testament Writings of the Period
James D. G. Dunn

The Parting of the Ways: The Evidence of Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic and Mystical Material
Christopher Rowland

The Parting of the Ways: Eschatology and Messianic Hope
Andrew Chester

Jewish-Christian Relations in Barnabas and Justin Martyr
William Horbury

Problems of the Clementine Literature
J. Neville Birdsall