Within Judaism? Interpretive Trajectories in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the First to the Twenty-First Century

Karin Hedner Zetterholm; Anders Runesson

doi:10.5771/9781978715073

Summary

This book charts the shifting boundaries of Judaism from antiquity to the modern period in order 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 negotiated and renegotiated what Judaism is and is not in order to form their own identities. Belief in Jesus as the Messiah was seen as part of first-century Judaism, but by the fourth or fifth century, the boundaries had shifted and adherence to Jesus came to be seen as outside of Judaism. Resituating New Testament texts within first- or second-century Judaism is an historical exercise that may broaden our view of what Judaism looked like in the early centuries CE, but normatively these texts remain within Christianity because of their reception history. The historical “within Judaism” perspective, however, has the potential to challenge and reshape the theology of contemporary Christianity while at the same time the long-held consensus that belief in Jesus cannot belong within Judaism is again challenged by the modern Messianic Jewish movement.

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Copyright year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-9787-1506-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-9787-1507-3
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 420
Product type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
1. The “Within Judaism” Perspective-Why Does It Matter? No access
2. What Does “Within Judaism” Mean? No access
3. What’s in a Label? No access
4. What’s in a Translation? No access
5. Gender, Judaism, and the Jesus Movement No access
6. Attending to Power No access
1. Paul Within Judaism No access
2. Mark Within Judaism No access
3. Matthew Within Judaism No access
4. Luke Within Judaism No access
5. Acts Within Judaism No access
6. John Within Judaism No access
7. Revelation Within Judaism No access
8. James Within Judaism No access
1. Jesus Within Third- and Fourth-Century Judaism No access
2. 2 Enoch Within Judaism? No access
3. Augustine on Jesus and Paul Within Judaism No access
4. John Chrysostom Draws a Line No access
5. Within Israel No access
6. What Falls Within Judaism According to the Qur’an? No access
7. Judaism Within Islam? No access
1. “Within Judaism” in Contemporary Jewish Life No access
2. Can Jesus as Messiah Find a Place Within Twenty-first Century Judaism? No access
3. What Does “Within Judaism” Mean for Catholic Christians Today? No access
4. What Does the “Within Judaism” Perspective Mean for Protestant Christians Today? No access
Index No access Pages 387 - 390
Index of Modern Authors No access Pages 391 - 398
Index of Ancient Sources No access Pages 399 - 412
About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 413 - 420