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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-W
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. Cecilia Wassén is associate professor of New Testament Exegesis at Uppsala University.Anders Runesson is professor of New Testament at the University of Oslo.Kathy Ehrensperger is research fellow at the Faculty of Theology, University of Basel, Switzerland.Anders Runesson is professor of New Testament at the University of Oslo.Karin Hedner Zetterholm is associate professor of Jewish Studies at Lund University. Anders Runesson is professor of New Testament at the University of Oslo. Cecilia Wassén is associate professor of New Testament Exegesis at Uppsala University.Magnus Zetterholm is associate professor of New Testament Studies at Lund University.
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.
