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Jewish and Christian Doctrines Bruce Chilton

Jewish and Christian Doctrines By Bruce Chilton

Jewish and Christian Doctrines by Bruce Chilton


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A concise and lucid introduction to the foundations of Judaism and Christianity, using key documents to examine the similarities and differences between the two faiths.

Jewish and Christian Doctrines Summary

Jewish and Christian Doctrines: The Classics Compared by Bruce Chilton

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.

Jewish and Christian Doctrines Reviews

`A handy text book that will raise questions in students' minds and will hopefully bring them to consider further the complex relationship of Judaism and Christianity'

'The work succeeds admirably in whetting the appetite of the reader and encouraging him to pursue comparative studies. Students of Rabbinic Judaism and of early Christianity will find this book to be a stimulating and informative resource.' - The Expository Times

About Bruce Chilton

Distinguished Research Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida and Professor of Religion at Bard College, New York.
Bernard Idding Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College, New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part 1 The Messiah in the Mishnah, in the Gospels, and in Acts; Chapter 1 What the Messiah Stands for in the Mishnah; Chapter 2 The Messiah in the Gospels and in Acts; Part 2 Who is the True Israel in Genesis Rabbah and in Paul?; Chapter 3 Israel as the Holy Family in Genesis Rabbah; Chapter 4 Body of Christ: Christianity's Israel in 1 Corinthians and Romans; Part 3 The Meaning of History in Leviticus Rabbah and in Hebrews; Chapter 5 The Rule of Pagan Empires and the Kingdom of God in Leviticus Rabbah; Chapter 6 Christianity's History and the Epistle to the Hebrews; Part 4 Death and Resurrection in the Talmud and in Origen; Chapter 7 The Death of Death in the Talmud of Babylonia; Chapter 8 Transformed Life: Christianity's (And Origen's) Resurrection; Part 5 Love of God in Song of Songs Rabbah and in Christian Eschatology; Chapter 9 Israel and God as Teen Age Lovers in Song of Songs Rabbah; Chapter 10 The Love of God in a Fallen World: Eschatology;

Additional information

NPB9780415173285
9780415173285
0415173280
Jewish and Christian Doctrines: The Classics Compared by Bruce Chilton
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1999-09-23
256
N/A
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