Rebecca’s Children: Judaism and Christianity in the Roman WorldHarvard University Press, 15 de mar. de 1989 - 224 páginas Renowned scholar Alan F. Segal offers startlingly new insights into the origins of rabbinic Judaism and Christianity. These twin descendants of Hebrew heritage shared the same social, cultural, and ideological context, as well as the same minority status, in the first century of the common era. |
De dentro do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 35
... important contributions to the book by sharing their insights with me . I would like to thank Robert Juckiewicz , Mark Lerner , and Francine Ovios of Columbia University's Computer Center for their patient help in gaining access to ...
... important historical crises . But the greatest transformation , contemporary with Christianity , was rabbinic Judaism , which generally became the basis of the future Jewish religion . So great is the contrast between previous Jewish ...
... important ways . 1 It was characterized by a degree of cosmopolitanism , in- dividualism , and technology that the ... importance to modern life . They are here scrutinized with the same methods that are used to deal with bias ...
... importance . These benefits will accrue to the descendants of Abraham as long as they keep faith with Yahweh's bond . Abraham himself , on account of his deep faith , is rewarded by being allowed to live to an old age and to be buried ...
... important , this God causes historical events . The very name of Yahweh is grammatically related to the causative form of the verb to be in Hebrew . Its original meaning may have been " He who causes to be . " This helps explain what ...
Conteúdo
1 | |
13 | |
Society in the Time of Jesus | 38 |
Jesus the Jewish Revolutionary | 68 |
Paul the Convert and Apostle | 96 |
Origins of the Rabbinic Movement | 117 |
Communities in Conflict | 142 |
The Ways Divide | 163 |
Notes | 183 |
Scriptural Index | 197 |
General Index | 199 |