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This book charts the shifting boundaries of Judaism from antiquity to the modern period to bring clarity to what scholars mean when they claim that ancient texts or groups are "within Judaism" as well as exploring how rabbinic Jews, Christians, and Muslims have constructed Judaism to form their own identities.
List of contents
Part I. The "Within Judaism" Perspective: What's at Stake?
1. The "Within Judaism" Perspective: Why Does It Matter?
Magnus Zetterholm
2. What Does "Within Judaism" Mean? Some Thoughts on Method, History, and Theology
Anders Runesson
3. What's in a Label? "Jews," "Judaism," and "Jewish" in the Study of Antiquity
Adele Reinhartz
4. What's in a Translation?
Mark D. Nanos
5. Gender, Judaism, and the Jesus Movement: What Change Does "Within" Bring?
Kathy Ehrensperger
6. Attending to Power: "Within Judaism" Scholarship and the Erasure of History
Neil Elliott
Part II. The First and Second Centuries: Reading New Testament Texts Within Judaism
7. Paul Within Judaism
Paula Fredriksen
8. Mark Within Judaism
John Van Maaren
9. Matthew Within Judaism
Matthias Konradt
10. Luke Within Judaism
Joshua Paul Smith and Matthew Thiessen
11. Acts Within Judaism
Isaac W. Oliver
12. John Within Judaism
Wally V. Cirafesi
13. Revelation Within Judaism
Ralph J. Korner
14. James Within Judaism
Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr
Part III. From the Third Century to the Rise of Islam: New Boundaries Emerge
15. Jesus Within Third- and Fourth-Century Judaism: The Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions 1.27-71 and the Homilies
Karin Hedner Zetterholm
16. 2 Enoch Within Judaism? Erudite Eclecticism in Late Antiquity
Grant Macaskill
17. Augustine on Jesus and Paul Within Judaism
Paula Fredriksen
18. John Chrysostom Draws a Line
Michele Murray
19. Within Israel: A Rabbinic Perspective
Adiel Schremer
20. What Falls Within Judaism According to the Quran? Q5 S¿rat al-M¿¿ida 44-47 as Critique of Mishnah Avot 1:1
Holger Zellentin
21. Judaism Within Islam? Jews and Judaism in Early Islamic Sources
Mohammed Ahmed
Part IV. Present-Day Judaism and Christianity
22. "Within Judaism" in Contemporary Jewish Life
Elliot N. Dorff
23. Can Jesus as Messiah Find a Place Within Twenty-First Century Judaism? The Messianic Jewish Challenge
Mark S. Kinzer and Jennifer M. Rosner
24. What Does "Within Judaism" Mean for Catholic Christians Today?
Philip A. Cunningham
25. What Does the "Within Judaism" Perspective Mean for Protestant Christians Today?
William S. Campbell and Kathy Ehrensperger
About the author
Karin Hedner Zetterholm is associate professor of Jewish Studies at Lund University.
Anders Runesson is professor of New Testament at the University of Oslo.
Summary
The volume charts the shifting boundaries of Judaism from antiquity to the modern period to bring clarity to what scholars mean when they claim that ancient texts or groups are “within Judaism” as well as exploring how rabbinic Jews, Christians, and Muslims have constructed Judaism to form their own identities.
