Neither Jew nor Greek? constructing early Christianity

"A ground-breaking study in the formation of early Christian identity, by one of the world's leading scholars. In Neither Jew Nor Greek, Judith Lieu explores the formation and shaping of early Christian identity within Judaism and within the wider Graeco-Roman world in the period before 20...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lieu, Judith (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury T & T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2016.
Edición:2nd ed
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Neither Jew nor Greek : a retrospect
  • 1. Introduction: Neither Jew nor Greek? Constructing early Christianity
  • Part I. Disappearing Boundaries :
  • 2. 'The parting of the ways': theological construct or historical reality?
  • 3. Do God-fearers make good Christians?
  • 4. The race of the God-fearers
  • 5. Ignoring the competition
  • Part II. Women and Conversion in Judaism and Christianity :
  • 6. The 'attraction of women' in/to early Judaism and Christianity: gender and the politics of conversion
  • 7. Circumcision, women, and salvation
  • Part III. Theology and Scripture in Early Christian Views of Judaism :
  • 8. History and theology in Christian views of Judaism
  • 9. Accusations of Jewish persecution in early Christian sources and particular reference to Justin Martyr and the Martyrdom of Polycarp
  • 10. Reading in canon and community: Deut. 21.22-23, a test case for dialogue
  • Part IV. The Shaping of Early 'Christian' Identity :
  • 11. The forging of Christian identity and the Letter to Diognetus
  • 12. The New Testament and early Christian identity
  • 13. 'I am a Christian': martyrdom and the beginning of 'Christian' identity.