Playing a Jewish Game · Gentile Christian Judaizing in the First and Second Centuries CE (Studies in Christianity and Judaism 13) by Murray, Michele -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Playing a Jewish Game: Gentile Christian Judaizing in the First and Second Centuries CE Contents Acknowledgements Maps 1. Introduction: Judaizing and the Early Development of Christianity

The Term "Judaizer" in the Context of Nascent Christianity Christian Judaizing in Nascent Christianity

Chronological Parameters Geographical Parameters

Methodology

2. Gentile Attraction to Judaism in the Roman Empire

Gentile Attachment to Judaism inthe First Centuries CE The Appeal of Judaism among the Powerful How Did Attraction to Judaism Occur? The Conversion of the Royal House of Adiabene

3. Christian Judaizing in Galatia: Paul's Letter to the Galatians

The Presence of Christian Judaizers in Galatia To Whom Does Paul Address His Letter? The Meaning of Ἰουδαΐζειν in Galatians 2: 14 Who Compelled Gentile Christians in Galatia to Judaize? Why Did Galatian Christians Judaize? The Location of the Galatian Churches

4. Christian Judaizing in Syria: Barnabas, the Didache, and Pseudo-Clementine Literature

The Epistle of Barnabas

Provenance and Author Barnabas's Message: The Covenant Is Christian The Problem of Fasting Circumcision: An (Un)desirable Seal of Acceptance The Laws of Kashruth Sabbath Observance

The Didache

Provenance and Date The Two Ways Material Other Material Influenced by Judaism The Anti-Jewish Voice

The Pseudo-Clementine Literature

5. Christian Judaizing in Asia Minor: Revelation, Ignatius, and Justin Martyr

The Book of Revelation

Revelation 2:9 and 3:9 Jewish Persecution of Christians? "Those Who Say That They Are Jews and Are Not" Why Might Asia Minor Gentiles Have Judaized?

Ignatius on Christian Judaizers

Asia Minor or Antioch? One Group or Two? Ignatius's Letter to the Magnesians Ignatius's Letter to the Philadelphians

Justin Martyr's Dialogue with Trypho

Christians Are the «True Israel" Christians and the Law Why Talk Torah to Gentiles? The Audience of the Dialogue

6. Marcion and Melito: More Evidence of Christian Judaizing in Asia Minor?

Marcion

Melito's ΠΕΡΙ ΠΑΣΧΑ (Peri Pascha)

The City of Sardis The Peri Pascha and Melito's View of Jews and Judaism Christianity Replaces Judaism Melito Charges the Jews with Deicide Were Gentile Judaizers Present?

7. Conclusion: Christian Judaizing and the Forging of a Distinct Christian Identity

Why Christians Judaized How Did Christian Judaizers Identify Themselves? The Effect of Christian Judaizing on Jewish/Christian Relations

APPENDIX: Scholarly Perceptions of Jewish-Christian Relations in Antiquity

The Rapid De-Judaization of Christianity

Adolf von Harnack

Walter Bauer's Challenge

Revision of Bauer's View

The Effects of the Second World War Marcel Simon: Judaism as a Rival Johannes Munck: Setting the Foundation Rosemary Ruether: Christian Anti-Judaism Recent Scholarship on Christian Judaizing

Lloyd Gaston John Gager N.T. Wright

Miriam Taylor: Christian Judaizing in the First and Second Centuries CE?

Judith Lieu

Notes

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Appendix

Bibliography

I. Primary Sources II. Secondary Sources

Ancient Sources Index Subject Index Back Matter