Neither Jew nor Greek? : constructing early Christianity /: constructing early Christianity. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Judith Lieu.
• Authors: Lieu, Judith
• Contents: Introduction: Neither Jew nor Greek : a retrospect -- 1. Introduction: Neither Jew nor Greek? Constructing early Christianity -- Part I. Disappearing Boundaries : -- 2. 'The parting of the ways': theological construct or historical reality? -- 3. Do God-fearers make good Christians? -- 4. The race of the God-fearers -- 5. Ignoring the competition -- Part II. Women and Conversion in Judaism and Christianity : -- 6. The 'attraction of women' in/to early Judaism and Christianity: gender and the politics of conversion -- 7. Circumcision, women, and salvation -- Part III. Theology and Scripture in Early Christian Views of Judaism : -- 8. History and theology in Christian views of Judaism -- 9. Accusations of Jewish persecution in early Christian sources and particular reference to Justin Martyr and the Martyrdom of Polycarp -- 10. Reading in canon and community: Deut. 21.22-23, a test case for dialogue -- Part IV. The Shaping of Early 'Christian' Identity : -- 11. The forging of Christian identity and the Letter to Diognetus -- 12. The New Testament and early Christian identity -- 13. 'I am a Christian': martyrdom and the beginning of 'Christian' identity.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury T & T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 278 pages)
• Subjects: 270.1; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History; RELIGION -- Christianity -- History; Church history -- Primitive and early church; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780567658821; 0567658821
• Related ISBNs: 9780567089090; 9780567658814
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 27, 2015).
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