Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity : Biblical, Theological, and Historical Essays on the Relationship between Christianity and Judaism.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction (Gerald R. McDermott) -- Chapter 2: Old Testament: How Did the New Testament Authors Use Tanak? (Mark S. Gignilliat) -- The Old Testament's Signal Role in Early Christianity -- The Old Testament in the New Testament: Broad Brushstrokes -- Does the New Testament Exist without the Old Testament? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Did Jesus Plan to Start a New Religion? (Matthew Thiessen) -- Two Caveats -- Temple -- Ritual Impurity -- Sacred Time -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Was Paul Championing a New Freedom from-Or End to-Jewish Law? (David Rudolph) -- 1. 1 Corinthians 7:17-20 -- 2. Acts 15 -- 3. Acts 21:17-26 -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Jesus' Sacrifice and the Mosaic Logic of Hebrews' New-Covenant Theology (David M. Moffitt) -- Three Central Assumptions -- The Process of Sacrifice in Hebrews -- Is Jesus' Death Insignificant in Hebrews? -- Jesus' Death as Passover and the Inauguration of the New Covenant in Hebrews -- Jesus' Ascension and the Maintenance of the New Covenant in Hebrews -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Missed and Misunderstood Jewish Roots of Christian Worship (Matthew S. C. Olver) -- False Paths -- Important Jewish Influences on Early Christian Worship -- Sacrifice: The Thread that Binds Christianity to Judaism -- Sacrifice in First- and Second-Century Christian Texts -- New Testament -- Malachi 1:11 -- Didache -- Clement of Rome (ca. 35-99) in 1 Clement -- Polycarp (ca. 69-ca. 156) and the Account of His Martyrdom -- Ignatius of Antioch (ca. 35-ca. 108/140) -- Justin Martyr (100-165) -- Irenaeus of Lyons (ca. 130-ca. 202) -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: The Parting of the Ways: When and How Did the Ekklēsia Split from the Synagogue? (Isaac W. Oliver) -- The Ancient Christian Ekklēsia -- The Ancient Jewish Synagogue.

When Did the Ekklēsia and the Synagogue Split? -- How Did the Ekklēsia and the Synagogue Split? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8: From Constantine to the Holocaust: The Church and the Jews (Eugene Korn) -- Christian Teachings about Judaism and Christian Treatment of Jews -- Jewish and Rabbinic Attitudes to Christianity and Christians -- Christianity and Judaism Today -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9: Post-Holocaust Jewish-Christian Relations: Challenging Boundaries and Rethinking Theology (Jennifer M. Rosner) -- Framing the New Jewish-Christian Encounter -- Karl Barth's Doctrine of Israel and the Church -- Barth's Doctrine of Election -- The Indelible Link between Election and Ethics -- Franz Rosenzweig's Theology of Judaism and Christianity -- Post-Holocaust Voices in the New Jewish-Christian Encounter -- The Jewishness of Jesus -- God's Incarnation in the Jewish People -- Mark Kinzer's Messianic Jewish Theology -- The Connection between Israel and Jesus -- The Connection between Israel and Torah -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10: Anglicans and Israel: The (Largely) Untold Story (Sarah Lebhar Hall) -- International Mission -- Visibility -- Infrastructure -- Facilitation of Zionism -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11: Messianic Judaism: Recovering the Jewish Character of the Ekklēsia (Mark S. Kinzer) -- Did Something Go Wrong? -- Mutually Exclusive Identity Formation -- Three Parties in Conflict rather than Two -- Jewish Disciples of Jesus in the Modern Era -- Developments in Catholic Thought -- What Is at Stake -- Chapter 12: Christian Churches: What Difference Does the Jewishness of Jesus Make? (Archbishop Foley Beach) -- The Jewishness of Jesus -- Jesus Was Born into the Midst of Judaism -- Jesus Was Raised in a Jewish Family Who Practiced Their Faith -- Jesus Lived the Lifestyle of a Religious Jewish Man -- Implications for Modern-Day Followers of Jesus.

1. Because Jesus Was Jewish, There Should Be No Anti-Semitism among Followers of Jesus -- 2. Because Jesus Was Jewish, Modern Followers of Jesus Should Desire to Understand the Hebrew Roots of Their Faith -- 3. Because Jesus Was Jewish, Followers of Jesus Should Value the Jewish Bible-The Old Testament -- 4. Because Jesus Was Jewish, Modern Followers of Jesus Should Seek to Understand His Teachings in Light of His Hebrew Background -- 5. Because Jesus Was Jewish, We Should Seek to Share Jesus with Our Jewish Friends -- 6. Because Jesus Was Jewish, We Followers of Jesus Owe a Great Debt to the Jewish People -- Chapter 13: Christian Theology: What Difference Does This Make? (Gerald R. McDermott) -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Subject Index -- Scripture and Other Ancient Sources Index -- Old Testament -- New Testament -- Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha -- Other Ancient Sources -- Rabbinic Works.

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