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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783498503321

Autore

Basser Herbert W

Titolo

Studies in exegesis : Christian critiques of Jewish law and rabbinic responses, 70-300 C.E. / / Herbert W. Basser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2000

ISBN

1-280-46438-0

9786610464388

1-4175-9091-2

90-474-0053-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 148 pages)

Collana

The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism, , 1566-1237 ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

296.3/96/09015

Soggetti

Judaism - Controversial literature - History and criticism

Judaism - Apologetic works - History and criticism

Judaism (Christian theology) - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-140) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; To the Reader; Introduction; PART I: The Jesus and Pharisee Debates; PART II: The Neighbor You Love and the Decalogue: Speculations on Some Textual Evidence for Early Jewish Polemics; PART III: Encounters between Rabbinic and Christian Texts; Appendix A: On the Antiquity of Some Rabbinic Ideas; Appendix B: Hebrew Original Sources for Some Texts Cited in PART III; Bibliography of Sources Cited; Citations Index

Sommario/riassunto

The author examines debates between Christians and Jews in the process and aftermath of the Christian break from Judaism. By closely examining the exegetical underpinnings of the controversies between Jews and Christians, the author discovers the Jewish side.