The true Israel : uses of the names Jew, Hebrew, and Israel in ancient Jewish and early Christian literature /
Many studies have portrayed Judaism in Antiquity as sectarian, with a variety of groups all claiming to be The True Israel. Early Christianity is alleged to have begun in this context as one more Jewish sect claiming such authority. However, the second-century Christian Justin Martyr is the first pe...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden ; New York :
E.J. Brill,
1996.
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Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums
35.
Ancient Judaism & Early Christianity Online, ISBN: 9789004365223.
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Call Number: BS1199.J4 H37 1996
| Summary: | Many studies have portrayed Judaism in Antiquity as sectarian, with a variety of groups all claiming to be The True Israel. Early Christianity is alleged to have begun in this context as one more Jewish sect claiming such authority. However, the second-century Christian Justin Martyr is the first person known to have used the phrase 'the True Israel'. This book examines the uses of the names 'Jew', 'Hebrew' and 'Israel' in the surviving literature - especially the Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Josephus, New Testament and Mishnah - to determine whether this is an adequate or accurate picture. It discusses the associations of each word, as determined by their actual usage and collocations rather than their theoretical origins. It will be of value to scholars of ancient Judaism and early Christianity. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 303 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-297) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004332515 |
| ISSN: | 0169-734X ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |