Studies in Exegesis
Christian Critiques of Jewish Law and Rabbinic Responses 70-300 C.E.
Published on 4. July 2000
Book
Hardback
XIV, 148 pages
978-90-04-11848-5 (ISBN)
Description
Basser examines the fierce debates between Christians and Jews, which took place in the process and the aftermath of the Christian break from Judaism.
After the Christian-Jewish schism, church writers recast dialogues of law and lore into descriptions of bitter controversies between Jesus and Pharisees. These reflected the strife then current between Christians and Jews. Jews justified their ill-will towards Christians who undermined their doctrines. By closely examining the exegetical underpinnings of the controversies between Jews and Christians, Basser discovers the Jewish side to a debate which, until now, has not received adequate scholarly treatment.
He also speculates on the history of some late Jewish texts, never discussed in English before now, which are close to early Christian ones. Finally, the methods used in this book are examined for their cogency.
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After the Christian-Jewish schism, church writers recast dialogues of law and lore into descriptions of bitter controversies between Jesus and Pharisees. These reflected the strife then current between Christians and Jews. Jews justified their ill-will towards Christians who undermined their doctrines. By closely examining the exegetical underpinnings of the controversies between Jews and Christians, Basser discovers the Jewish side to a debate which, until now, has not received adequate scholarly treatment.
He also speculates on the history of some late Jewish texts, never discussed in English before now, which are close to early Christian ones. Finally, the methods used in this book are examined for their cogency.
This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.
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English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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sewn/stitched
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Height: 245 mm
Width: 166 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-11848-5 (9789004118485)
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Christian Critiques of Jewish Law and Rabbinic Responses 70-300 CE
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Herbert W. Basser, Ph.D. (1983) in Religious Studies, University of Toronto, is Professor of Religion at Queen's University, Canada. His works, focussing on Jewish texts and the Jewish back-ground of Christianity, include Pseudo-Rabad: Commentary to Sifre Numbers (Scholars Press, 1998).