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

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-70439-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 18, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 617 g

Reihe: Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum

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 isolation. Taking into consideration the full panoply of Jewish and Christian identities, the volume proposes fresh ways to map the interrelated histories of Jews and Christians. Contributions by leading scholars offer new insights into this period informed by a rich variety of perspectives, including theoretical, literary, thematic and material approaches.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Dulk, Matthijs den

Schwartz, Joshua

Tomson, Peter J.

Verheyden, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Matthijs den Dulk is Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at Radboud University Nijmegen and Academic Director of the Netherlands School for Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion. Recent publications include Between Jews and Heretics: Refiguring Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho (Routledge, 2018).

Joshua Schwartz is Emeritus Professor of Historical Geography of Ancient Israel at Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. He has published books and articles on the historical geography and history of ancient Israel, including Jews and Christians in Roman-Byzantine Palestine: History, Daily Life and Material Culture, Volumes 1-2 (Peter Lang, 2018).

Peter J. Tomson retired as Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies in the Faculty of Protestant Theology in Brussels and as Guest Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Leuven, and is presently Associated Researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen. Recent publications include Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (Mohr Siebeck, 2021).

Joseph Verheyden is Emeritus Professor of New Testament in the Faculty of Theology and religious Studies at the University of Leuven, Belgium. Recent publications include the co-edited volume, Jews and Christians - Parting Ways in the First two Centuries CE? (with J. Schroeter and B.A. Edsall, De Gruyter, 2021).