Jews and Gentiles in the Early Jesus Movement An Unintended Journey
This volume offers new insights on Jewish-Gentile relations and the evolution of belief in the early Jesus movement, suggesting that the New Testament reflects the early stages of a Gentile challenge to the authority and legitimacy of the descendants of J
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“An important work . . . Sensitive and deeply researched . . . In the deepest sense, a profound theological work.” —Professor Clark M. Williamson, Christian Theological Seminary, Indiana; author of Way of Blessing, Way of Life: A Christian Theology “An original and plausible claim that goes beyond most of modern scholarship . . . a solid contribution to the study of anti-Judaism in early Christianity.” —Professor Joseph B. Tyson, Religious Studies, Southern Methodist University; author of Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle “In methodical and precise fashion Bibliowicz takes the reader through the relevant ancient Christian texts bearing on the question at hand. In so doing, he proposes an intriguing, compelling thesis. The book should prove to be a major voice in the ongoing debate.” —Brooks Schramm, Professor of Biblical Studies, Lutheran Theological Seminary “Impressive work . . . With this impassioned study available to us, it will no longer be possible for us to ignore the unintended ways the unthinkable came to be and still say ‘we did not know.’” —Professor Didier Pollefeyt, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium; coauthor of AntiJudaism and the Fourth Gospel and Paul and Judaism “May this book find a wide readership among people devoted to the cause of the healing of memories between Jews and Christians.” —Professor Peter C. Phan, Chair of Catholic Social Thought, Georgetown University; President of the Catholic Theological Society of America “A significant contribution to our understanding of the Christian-Jewish relationship in the first centuries of the Common Era.” —Professor John T. Pawlikowski, Director, Catholic-Jewish Studies Program, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago; author of The Challenge of the Holocaust for Christian Theology “Well-researched and thorough. Intelligent and thoughtful . . . accessible, the argumentation compelling.” —Professor M. Murray, Bishop’s University, Canada; author of Playing a Jewish Game: Gentile Christian Judaizing in the First and Second Centuries C.E. “Mr. Bibliowicz’s book will challenge all readers to reexamine their foundational religious narratives as to how they regard ‘the other.’ And this exercise may be as painful as it is necessary.” —Rev. Michael McGarry, C. S. P. President, The Paulist Fathers; author of Christology after Auschwitz
10.1057/9781137281104 - Jews and Gentiles in the Early Jesus Movement, Abel Mordechai Bibliowicz
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“A detailed and insightful exploration of the writings of the early Jesus movement . . . argues convincingly that the origins of Christian anti-Judaism are to be found among early non-Jewish followers of Jesus who were in conflict with Jesus’s disciples and first followers . . . a must read.” —Tim Hegedus, Professor of New Testament, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada “The most
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