Judaism when Christianity Began - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Judaism when Christianity Began write by Jacob Neusner. This book was released on 2002-01-01. Judaism when Christianity Began available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this book, Jacob Neusner gives an introductory, systematic, and holistic account of the theology and practice of Rabbinic Judaism, which emerged, along with Christianity, from antiquity and formed the classical statement of Judaism to the present day. He offers a description of beliefs and practices, theology as expressed in mythic narratives, and norms of ritual and symbolic behavior. Neusner also discusses: revelation and scripture, the doctrine of God, the definition of the holy, the chain of tradition embodied in the story of the written and oral Torah, the intervention of God in history through miracles, sacred space, atonement and repentance, death and afterlife, and art and symbol in Judaism.
Judaism in the Beginning of Christianity
Judaism in the Beginning of Christianity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Judaism in the Beginning of Christianity write by Jacob Neusner. This book was released on 1984. Judaism in the Beginning of Christianity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this clearly written book, Jacob Neusner answers the central questions about the world of Judaism in which Christianity was born. He gives an overview of the history and religion of Israel and an analysis of the Judaic legacy as it endured among those who did not become Christians. He also discusses the troubling issue of the Pharisees and investigates the identity of the "historical Hillel." This accessible book aims to speak directly to every student who is concerned with both the early and contemporary meanings of the Jewish and Christian faiths.
The Rise of Christianity
The Rise of Christianity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Rise of Christianity write by Rodney Stark. This book was released on 1997-05-09. The Rise of Christianity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This "fresh, blunt, and highly persuasive account of how the West was won—for Jesus" (Newsweek) is now available in paperback. Stark's provocative report challenges conventional wisdom and finds that Christianity's astounding dominance of the Western world arose from its offer of a better, more secure way of life. "Compelling reading" (Library Journal) that is sure to "generate spirited argument" (Publishers Weekly), this account of Christianity's remarkable growth within the Roman Empire is the subject of much fanfare. "Anyone who has puzzled over Christianity's rise to dominance...must read it." says Yale University's Wayne A. Meeks, for The Rise of Christianity makes a compelling case for startling conclusions. Combining his expertise in social science with historical evidence, and his insight into contemporary religion's appeal, Stark finds that early Christianity attracted the privileged rather than the poor, that most early converts were women or marginalized Jews—and ultimately "that Christianity was a success because it proved those who joined it with a more appealing, more assuring, happier, and perhaps longer life" (Andrew M. Greeley, University of Chicago).
Judaism and Christianity in the Age of Constantine
Judaism and Christianity in the Age of Constantine - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Judaism and Christianity in the Age of Constantine write by Jacob Neusner. This book was released on 1987-10-06. Judaism and Christianity in the Age of Constantine available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With the conversion of Constantine in 312, Christianity began a period of political and cultural dominance that it would enjoy until the twentieth century. Jacob Neusner contradicts the prevailing view that following Christianity's ascendancy, Judaism continued to evolve in isolation. He argues that because of the political need to defend its claims to religious authenticity, Judaism was forced to review itself in the context of a triumphant Christianity. The definition of issues long discussed in Judaism—the meaning of history, the coming of the Messiah, and the political identity of Israel—became of immediate and urgent concern to both parties. What emerged was a polemical dialogue between Christian and Jewish teachers that was unprecedented. In a close analysis of texts by the Christian theologians Eusebius, Aphrahat, and Chrysostom on one hand, and of the central Jewish works the Talmud of the Land of Israel, the Genesis Rabbah, and the Leviticus Rabbah on the other, Neusner finds that both religious groups turned to the same corpus of Hebrew scripture to examine the same fundamental issues. Eusebius and Genesis Rabbah both address the issue of history, Chrysostom and the Talmud the issue of the Messiah, and Aphrahat and Leviticus Rabbah the issue of Israel. As Neusner demonstrates, the conclusions drawn shaped the dialogue between the two religions for the rest of their shared history in the West.
Jewish-Christianity and the History of Judaism
Jewish-Christianity and the History of Judaism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jewish-Christianity and the History of Judaism write by Annette Yoshiko Reed. This book was released on 2018-07-12. Jewish-Christianity and the History of Judaism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Jewish-Christianity" is a contested category in current research. But for precisely this reason, it may offer a powerful lens through which to rethink the history of Jewish/Christian relations. Traditionally, Jewish-Christianity has been studied as part of the origins and early diversity of Christianity. Collecting revised versions of previously published articles together with new materials, Annette Yoshiko Reed reconsiders Jewish-Christianity in the context of Late Antiquity and in conversation with Jewish studies. She brings further attention to understudied texts and traditions from Late Antiquity that do not fit neatly into present day notions of Christianity as distinct from Judaism. In the process, she uses these materials to probe the power and limits of our modern assumptions about religion and identity.
