Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries: Mapping the Second Century /

Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries: Mapping the Second Century /

The second century is a crucial period for the formation of both Judaism and Christianity, but remains in important ways terra incognita. This volume brings together specialists in Jewish studies and Christian studies, two closely related disciplines that nonetheless continue to operate in relative...

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Other Authors: Dulk, Matthijs den (Editor), Schwartz, Joshua (Editor), Tomson, Peter J. (Editor), Verheyden, Joseph (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum.

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Jewish Studies.
Religious Studies.

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Call Number: BM197.5

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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Introduction
  • 1 Jews and Christians in the Second Century: Reflections on Ancient and Modern Cartographies
  • Matthijs den Dulk
  • 2 Exploring the Great Unknowns of the Mid-second Century CE
  • Peter J. Tomson
  • 3 Mapping the Ancient Evidence: Pots, Pans and the Religious (?) Material Culture of Jews and Christians in the Second Century CE
  • Joshua Schwartz
  • 4 The Jews in Clement of Alexandria
  • Carl Johan Berglund
  • 5 Jews, Christians and Pagans in Second Century Carthage in Light of Mishna Avoda Zara and Tertullian, De Idololatria
  • Stéphanie E. Binder
  • 6 Jews and Christians in the Second Century as Seen by a Fourth-Century Christian and (Would-Be) Historian
  • Joseph Verheyden
  • 7 Jewish Self-Identity in the Second Century: the Role of 'The Land'
  • Isaiah Gafni
  • 8 The Rise and Fall of 'Gentile' Identity in Early Christianity
  • Ishay Rosen-Zvi
  • 9 The Body of God and Song of Songs: a Re-examination of Shiur Koma in Light of Rabbinic Literature
  • Tamar Kadari
  • 10 Halakhic Text and Historical Context: the Attitude of the Sages to Greco-Roman Culture from the Second to the Fourth Century
  • Emmanuel Friedheim
  • 11 Chains of Transmission, Authority and Polemics: Rabbinic, Christian and Manichean Texts
  • Michal Bar-Asher Siegal
  • Index of Sources
  • Index of Ancient Names
  • Index of Modern Authors.