Gentile Christian Judaizing in the first and second centuries CE /
Michele Murray.
Waterloo, Ont. :
Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion = Corp. canadienne des Sciences religeuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
2004.
1 online resource (xii, 221 pages) :
2 maps.
Études sur le christianisme et la judaïsme ;
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction: Judaizing and the early development of Christianity -- Gentile attraction to Judaism in the Roman Empire -- Christian Judaizing in Galatia: Paul's letter to the Galatians -- Christian Judaizing in Syria: Barnabas, the Didache, and pseudo-Clementine literature -- Christian Judaizing in Asia Minor: Revelation, Ignatius, and Justin Martyr -- Marcion and Melito: more evidence of Christian Judaizing in Asia Minor? -- Conclusion: Christian Judaizing and the forging of a distinct Christian identity -- Appendix: Scholarly perceptions of Jewish-Christian relations in antiquity.
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Is it possible that early Christian anti-Judaism was directed toward people other than Jews? Michele Murray proposes that significant strands of early Christian anti-Judaism were directed against Gentile Christians. More specifically, it was directed toward Gentile Christian judaizers. These were Christians who combined a commitment to Christianity with adherence in varying degrees to Jewish practices, without viewing such behaviour as contradictory. Several Christian leaders thought that these community members dangerously blurred the boundaries between Christianity and Judaism.
Playing a Jewish game.
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Christianity and other religions-- Judaism.
Church history-- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Judaism-- Relations-- Christianity.
Christianisme-- Relations-- Judaïsme.
Église-- Histoire-- ca 30-600 (Église primitive)