A Social History of Christian Origins: The Rejected Jesus

ISBN-13: 9781032288505 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 312 str.

USA.) Joseph Los Angeles Simon (University of California

Opis

This book explores how the theme of the Jewish rejection of Jesus represents the ethnic, social, cultural, and theological conflicts that facilitated the construction of Christian identity. Suitable for students and scholars of biblical studies, New Testament studies, Classics, and those interested in early Christianity.

Spis treści

Introduction; PART I; 1. The Jewish Problem; 2. Jewish Jesus, Christian Christ; 3. Theorizing Rejection; 4. Criteria of Rejection; 5. "Do This in Memory of Me"; PART II; 6. "He was Despised and Rejected by Men"; 7. The Rejection of the Law; 8. The Rejection of Israel; 9. The Rejection of the Collection; 10. The Jewish Rejection of Jesus; Conclusion.

O autorze

Simon J. Joseph is Lecturer in Early Christianity at the University of California, Los Angeles (CA). He holds a Ph.D. in Religion (New Testament) from Claremont Graduate University. He is the author of five books, including, most recently, Jesus, the Essenes, and Christian Origins.