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Jewish And Christian Doctrines »

Authors: Bruce Chilton, Jacob Neusner, Jacob Neusner
ISBN-13: 9780415173285, ISBN-10: 0415173280
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: November 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Bruce Chilton

Book Synopsis

Jewish and Christian Doctrines presents a concise and lucid introduction to the foundations of Judaism and Christianity. The authors explore key documents ofJudaism and Christianity to elucidate and illuminate the doctrinal issues which the documents raise and to examine the similarities and differences between the two faiths.

	Preface
	Introduction	1
Pt. 1	The Messiah in the Mishnah, in the Gospels, and in Acts	9
1	What the Messiah stands for in the Mishnah	11
2	The Messiah in the Gospels and in Acts	35
Pt. 2	Who is the true Israel in Genesis Rabbah and in Paul?	57
3	Israel as the holy family In Genesis Rabbah	59
4	Body of Christ: Christianity's Israel in 1 Corinthians and Romans	80
Pt. 3	The meaning of history in Leviticus Rabbah and in Hebrews	101
5	The rule of pagan empires and the kingdom of God in Leviticus Rabbah	103
6	Christianity's history and the Epistle to the Hebrews	124
Pt. 4	Death and resurrection in the Talmud and in Origen	143
7	The death of death in the Talmud of Babylonia	145
8	Transformed life: Christianity's (and Origen's) resurrection	165
Pt. 5	Love of God in Song of Songs Rabbah and in Christian eschatology	187
9	Israel and God as teen-age lovers in Song of Songs Rabbah	189
10	The love of God in a fallen world: eschatology	211
	Notes	229
	Index	237