Negotiating Identities

Conflict, Conversion, and Consolidation in Early Judaism and Christianity (200 BCE–600 CE)

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvKarin Hedner Zetterholm,Anders Runesson,Cecilia Wassén,Magnus Zetterholm

789 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Covering the period from 200 BCE to 600 CE, this book describes important aspects of identity formation processes within early Judaism and Christianity, and shows how negotiations involving issues of ethnicity, stereotyping, purity, commensality, and institution building contributed to the forming of group identities. Over time, some of these Jewish group identities evolved into non-Jewish Christian identities, others into a rabbinic Jewish identity, while yet others remained somewhere in between. The contributors to this volume trace these developments in archaeological remains as well as in texts from the Qumran movement, the New Testament and the reception of Paul’s writings, rabbinic literature, and apocryphal and pseudepigraphical writings, such as the Book of Dreams and the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies. The long timespan covered in the volume together with the combined expertise of scholars from various fields make this book a unique contribution to research on group identity, Jewish and Christian identity formation, the Partings-of-the-ways between Judaism and Christianity, and interactions between Jews and Christians.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-04-15
Mått152 x 229 x 35 mm
Vikt908 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieConiectanea Biblica
Antal sidor626
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781978714755

Tillhör följande kategorier

Introduction: Exploring the Intersection Between Judaism and Christianity in their Formative PhasesKarin Hedner Zetterholm, Anders Runesson, Cecilia Wassén, and Magnus Zetterholm1. Setting the Stage: The Variety of Judaism and the Origin of ChristianityJohn J. CollinsPart I. Polemics and Sectarian Identities (2nd Century BCE – 1st Century CE)2. Competition rather than Conflict: Identity Discourse in the Qumran Rule ScrollsJutta Jokiranta3. Meals, Identity, and Purity in the Qumran MovementCecilia Wassén4. Was Gentile Reclamation an Apocalyptic Apologetic? Ethnic Identities in the Book of Dreams as Precedent for Ethnic Reasoning in the Early Jesus MovementGenevive Dibley5. Slip-Slidin’ Away: Rethinking the ‘Parting of the Ways’Adele Reinhartz6. Where Do We Go from Here? Polemics and Sectarian IdentitiesAdela Yarbro CollinsPart II. Intra-Jewish Interaction and the Role of Non-Jews Within the Jesus Movement (2nd Century BCE – 1st Century CE)7. Gentile Alterity an

This impressive collection of contributions by leading international experts provides comprehensive, thorough, and methodically innovative insights into the intersections and complex relationships between Judaism and Christianity in their historical, social, cultural, and religious contexts. This remarkable book is indispensable for anyone interested in the multifaceted identity formation and early interaction of both world religions from the Hellenistic-Roman period to Late Antiquity.