Jewish Law in Gentile Churches Halakhah and the Beginning of Christian Public Ethics

Why did the Gentile church keep Old Testament commandments about sex and idolatry, but disregard many others, like those about food or ritual purity? If there were any binding norms, what made them so, and on what basis were they articulated?In this important study, Markus Bockmuehl approaches such questions by examining the halakhic (Jewish legal) rationale behind the ethics of Jesus, Paul and the early Christians. He offers fresh and often unexpected answers based on careful biblical and historical study. His arguments have far-reaching implications not only for the study of the New Testament, but more broadly for the relationship between Christianity and Judaism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Markus Bockmuehl, Stewart J. Brown
• Editore: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 01.12.2000
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni
• EAN: 9780567087348
• ISBN: 978-0-567-08734-8
• Numero di pagine: 336
• Categorie: RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Judaism / Theology, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Religion, Judaism, The Early Church