Neither Jew Nor Greek? Constructing Early Christianity
- New York T and T Clark 2016
- 271p
- Cornerstone Series; 201600ENGGPS7 .
includes index and biblioraphy
Introduction : Neither Jew nor Greek? Constructing Early Christianity ...20 1. Disappearing boundaries ....29 The parting of the Ways`: Theological Construct or Historical Reality?....31 Do god-Fearers make good Christians ?..50 The race of the God-Fearers..........66 Ignoring the competition.....86 2. Women and Conversion in Judaism and Christianity...97 The attraction of Women in/to Early judaism and Christianity: Gender and the politics of Conversion...99 Circumcision, women and salvation ..115 3. Theology and scripture in Early Christian Views of Judaism.......129 History and theology in Christian Views of Judaism ..131 Accusations of Jewish persecution in Early christian Sources with particular reference to Justin martyr and the Martyrdom of Polycarp ...........149 Reading in Canon and community: Deut 21: 22-23, A test case for dialogue......165 4. The shaping of Early christian Identity...183 The forging of christian identity and the letter to diognetus .185 I am a Christian : Martyrdom and the beginning of Christian Identity.........223