Judaism and Christianity : new directions for dialogue and understanding / / edited by Alan J. Avery-Peck and Jacob Neusner.

• Superior document: The Brill reference library of Judaism, v. 28
• TeilnehmendeR: Avery-Peck, Alan J. 1953-; Neusner, Jacob, 1932-
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 28.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (308 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This volume treats the interrelationship between Judaism and Christianity from the first centuries and into modern times, paying particular attention to these faiths’ social, cultural, and theological interactions. The issues covered range from the formation of Jewish and Christian ideology in the context of Roman paganism to the ways in which Christian culture and theology of the medieval and modern periods form a backdrop to the creation of Jewish identity. While the historical periods and issues discussed are diverse, the result is to suggest the importance of our recognizing the close development of Judaism and Christianity. Written by top scholars in Judaic and Christian studies, these essays reflect on how the two faiths related to and were shaped by each other as they evolved in shared historical and cultural contexts, even as each maintained its own distinctive ideologies and beliefs.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / A. Avery-Peck and J. Neusner -- Renewing Religious Disputation In Quest Of Theological Truth / Jacob Neusner -- Mosaics As Midrash: The Zodiacs Of The Ancient Synagogues And The Conflict Between Judaism And Christianity / Yaffa Englard -- Judaic Social Teaching In Christian And Pagan Context / Jacob Neusner -- Planting Christian Trees In Jewish Soil / Herbert W. Basser -- Rabbinic Texts In The Exegesis Of The New Testament / Miguel Pérez Fernández -- Christianity, Diaspora Judaism, And Roman Crisis / Robert M. Price -- Newton, Maimonidean / José Faur -- Moslem, Christian, And Jewish Cultural Interaction In Sefardic Talmudic Interpretation / Daniel Boyarin -- Don Quixote—Talmudist And Mucho Más / José Faur -- Torah And Culture: H. Richard Niebuhr’s Christ And Culture After Fifty Years: A Judaic Response / Jacob Neusner -- Five Types Of Judaism? Reflections On The Inner Logic Of Judaism As Revealed By Niebuhr’s Phenomenological Typology / Evan M. Zuesse -- The Agenda Of Dabru Emet / Jon D. Levenson -- Index Of Names / A. Avery-Peck and J. Neusner -- Index Of Ancient Sources / A. Avery-Peck and J. Neusner.