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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814839703321

Autore

Chilton Bruce

Titolo

The missing Jesus [[electronic resource] ] : Rabbinic Judaism and the New Testament

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : BRILL, 2002

ISBN

1-280-46386-4

9786610463862

1-4175-1045-5

90-474-0005-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EvansCraig A <1952-> (Craig Alan)

NeusnerJacob <1932-2016>

Disciplina

232.9

Soggetti

Jesus Christ

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction: Finding a Context for Jesus; The Misplaced Jesus: Interpreting Jesus in a Judaic Context; Response: Mapping a Place for Jesus; Contexts of Comparison: Reciprocally Reading Gospels' and Rabbis' Parables; Response: Neusner's "Contexts of Comparison"; The Gospels and Rabbinic Halakah; Response: Reconstructing the Halakah of Jesus: Appropriating Early and Late Sources; Getting It Right: Jesus, James, and Questions of Sanctity; Response: Dividing it Right: Who is a Jew and What is a Christian?; Conclusion: Jesus within Judaism

Some Significant Dates in the History of Judaism and ChristianityIndices

Sommario/riassunto

How can Jesus said to be ""missing""? References to Jesus are not missing, but rather a dimension of his identity. This text demonstrates that in order for us to understand Jesus and his influence, we need to see him within the context of the Judaism that was his own natural environment.