Jews and Gentiles in the Early Jesus Movement An Unintended Journey [Hardcover]

This volume offers new insights on Jewish-Gentile relations and the evolution of belief in the early Jesus movement, suggesting that the New Testament reflects the early stages of a Gentile challenge to the authority and legitimacy of the descendants of Jesus' disciples and first followers as the exclusive guardians and interpreters of his legacy.Foreword I Foreword II Preview of Conclusions and Suggestions 1. The Protagonists 2. The Anti-Jewish Strand in the New Testament 3. The First Years 4. The Anti-Judaic Strand in Paul 5. Paul in Modern Scholarship 6. The Anti-Judaic Strand in Mark 7. The Anti-Judaic Strand in Matthew 8. The Anti-Judaic Strand in Luke/Acts 9. The Anti-Judaic Strand in John 10. The Anti-Judaic Strand in Revelation 11. The Anti-Jewish Strand  the Embryonic Stage 12. Supersession 13. The Anti-Jewish Strand in Hebrews 14. The Anti-Jewish Strand in Barnabas 15. The Second Century Protagonists 16. The Emergence of a Theological Compromise 17. The Socio-political Context (100-325 C.E.) 18. The Anti-Jewish Strand in Ignatius 19. The Anti-Jewish Strand in Justin 20. The Anti-Jewish Strand In Melito 21. The Anti-Jewish Strand in Chrysostom 22. Gentile Judaizers 23. Recapitulation 24. Timeline

An important work Sensitive and deeply researched In the deepest sense, a profound theological work. - Clark M. Williamson, Professor, Christian Theological Seminary, Indiana, Author of Way of Blessing, Way of Life: A Christian Theology

An original and plausible claim that goes beyond most of modern scholarship a solid contribution to the study of anti-Judaism in early Christianity. - Joseph B. Tyson, Professor, Religious Studies, Southern Methodist University, Author of Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle

In methodical and precise fashion Bibliowicz takes the reader through the relevant ancient Christian texts bearing on the question at hand. In so doing, he proposes an intriguing, compelling thesis. The bolÓî