Torah Revealed, Torah Fulfilled

Jacob Neusner is the author or editor of over 700 books including The Incarnation of God: The Character of Divinity in Formative Judaism. Bruce Chilton, New Testament and Judaic scholar, is Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. He is a co-author of The Body of Faith (Trinity), God in the World (Trinity), and Comparing Spiritualities (Trinity). Baruch Levine is the Skirball Professor Emeritus of Bible and AncientNear Eastern Studies at New York University . He has writtenextensively in the field of biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies.Among his publications are commentaries on Numbers 1-20 and Numbers 21-36 in The Anchor Bible Commentary , the commentary on Leviticus in Torah Commentary (1999), and In the Presence of the Lord (1974). He is past president of the American Oriental Society, theAssociation for Jewish Studies, and the Biblical Colloquium, and is aformer board member of the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis.He holds a Ph.D. in Mediterranean Studies from Brandeis University andearned a B.A. in comparative literature from Case Western ReserveUniversity.

• Preface 1. Idolatry and PaganismScripture's Account, Baruch A. LevineRabbinic Reading, Jacob NeusnerEarly Christian Interpretation, The Case of Justin Martyr. Bruce D. Chilton2. The Nazirite Scripture's Account, Baruch A. LevineRabbinic Reading, Jacob NeusnerNew Testament's Interpretation, The Nazirite Vow and the Brother of Jesus Bruce D. Chilton3. The SabbathScripture's Account, Baruch A. LevineRabbinic Reading, Jacob NeusnerNew Testament's Interpretation, Sunday in ChristianityBruce D. Chilton4. Clean and Unclean FoodsScripture's Account of Dietary Purity. Baruch A. LevineRabbinic Reading, Jacob NeusnerNew Testament's Interpretation, Eucharist as holy food and the mimesis of sacrifice Bruce D. Chilton5. Sexual PurityScripture's Account, Baruch A. LevineRabbinic Reading, Jacob NeusnerNew Testament's Interpretation, Sexuality and Family in ChristianityBruce D. Chilton6. Lex Talionis Scripture's Account, Baruch A. LevineNew Testament's Interpretation, Jesus¹ lex talionis Bruce D. ChiltonIndex

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