{"product_id":"jewish-believers-in-jesus-the-early-centuries-paperback-1","title":"Jewish Believers in Jesus: The Early Centuries - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOskar Skarsaune\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eReidar Hvalvik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Believers in Jesus: The Early Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e examines the formative first five centuries of Christian history as experienced by individuals who were ethnically Jewish but who professed faith in Jesus Christ as the Messiah. Offering the work of an impressive international team of scholars, this unique study examines the first five centuries of texts thought to have been authored or edited by Jewish Christians, including the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, the New Testament Apocrypha, and some patristic works. Also considered are statements within patristic literature about Jewish believers and uses of oral traditions from Jewish Christians. Furthermore, the evidence in Jewish, mainly rabbinic, literature is examined, and room is made for a judicious sifting of the archaeological evidence. The final two chapters are devoted to an enlightening synthesis of the material with subsequent conclusions regarding Jewish believers in antiquity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePhilip S. Alexander\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bauckham\u003cbr\u003eJames Carleton Paget\u003cbr\u003eAnders Ekenberg\u003cbr\u003eTorleif Elgvin\u003cbr\u003eCraig A. Evans\u003cbr\u003eDonald A. Hagner\u003cbr\u003eGunnar af H llstr m\u003cbr\u003eSten Hidal\u003cbr\u003ePeter Hirschberg\u003cbr\u003eReidar Hvalvik\u003cbr\u003eWolfram Kinzig\u003cbr\u003eLawrence Lahey\u003cbr\u003eOskar Skarsaune\u003cbr\u003eGraham Stanton\u003cbr\u003eJames F. Strange\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn impressive international team of scholars examines the formative first five centuries of Christian history as experienced by individuals who were ethnically Jewish but professed faith in Jesus Christ as the Messiah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePhilip S. Alexander\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bauckham\u003cbr\u003eJames Carleton Paget\u003cbr\u003eAnders Ekenberg\u003cbr\u003eTorleif Elgvin\u003cbr\u003eCraig A. Evans\u003cbr\u003eDonald A. Hagner\u003cbr\u003eGunnar af Hällström\u003cbr\u003eSten Hidal\u003cbr\u003ePeter Hirschberg\u003cbr\u003eReidar Hvalvik\u003cbr\u003eWolfram Kinzig\u003cbr\u003eLawrence Lahey\u003cbr\u003eOskar Skarsaune\u003cbr\u003eGraham Stanton\u003cbr\u003eJames F. Strange \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The fullest treatment of the evidence and issues concerning early Jewish believers in Jesus. . . . This volume features a galaxy of respected scholars known for their expertise and measured approach. . . . . Those who want serious, in-depth, and patient handling of all the evidence on 'Jewish believers' can find no better one-volume resource than this one.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLarry Hurtado\u003c\/b\u003e, blog (larryhurtado.wordpress.com) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For a long time, the accepted view on the early Jewish Christian community has been that after the Jewish war against the Romans that ended in AD 70 with the destruction of Jerusalem, the Jewish Christian community became a marginal phenomenon and soon disappeared in the Gentile Christian church. The contributions to the present book on Jewish believers in Jesus result in a fundamental revision of this picture. It shows that more or less close relations between Jewish believers in Jesus Christ and Judaism continued at least into the Constantinian period (4th century) in spite of the endeavors of leaders on both sides to get their view of a fundamental opposition between Judaism and Christianity generally accepted. I consider the accumulated evidence for the revision of this picture very persuasive. It amounts to a strong suggestion that for a long period the disagreements concerning the person of Jesus did not prevent a continuing awareness of the fact that Jewish believers in Jesus and even Christians from the Gentiles could feel they believe in the same God as the Jews did. This view of the relationship should also have an impact on contemporary Jewish-Christian dialogue.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eWolfhart Pannenberg\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Munich \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The comprehensiveness and generally high quality of the individual chapters will ensure that for the foreseeable future this volume will be a work of reference for all those who are seriously interested in ancient Jewish Christianity.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Ecclesiastical History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOskar Skarsaune\u003c\/b\u003e, Dr theol, is professor emeritus of church history at MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, Norway. His many publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Proof from Prophecy: A Study in Justin Martyr's Proof-text Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIncarnation--Myth or Fact?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Temple: Jewish Influences on Early Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReidar Hvalvik\u003c\/b\u003e, Dr theol, is professor of New Testament at MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, Norway. His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Struggle for Scripture and Covenant: The Epistle of Barnabas and Jewish-Christian Competition in the Second Century\u003c\/i\u003e, an introduction to the theology of Acts, and an introduction to the New Testament (both in Norwegian).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 960\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42592175849568,"sku":"9780801098505","price":120.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/dkpRRnBiT1luWmQ0dGRUV3NmY1JqQT09.webp?v=1771426524","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/jewish-believers-in-jesus-the-early-centuries-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}